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Permanent and forever are different things! Twitter could change this policy when conditions return back to normal.

permanent: lasting or intended to last or remain unchanged indefinitely.

indefinitely: for an unlimited or unspecified period of time.

forever: for all future time; for always.

Permanent just means we don't know when some condition will change; contrast with temporary where we do know when it will change.

Forever means it won't ever change under any circumstances.

For example: a magnetized iron nail is a temporary magnet and will lose its magnetism over a predictable amount of time; a permanent magnet can be demagnetized, but otherwise should continue to be magnetic indefinitely; a forever magnet is not a real thing.




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