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> We are entering an era of increasing information, society needs to adapt, and we must allow it to adapt, painful as it may be. I've a nagging feeling that I'
by lagadu 11y ago
> We are entering an era of increasing information, society needs to adapt, and we must allow it to adapt, painful as it may be.
I've a nagging feeling that I've misunderstood your post somehow, if so let me apologize in advance for the remainder of my post:
That's exactly what society is doing: adapting. Previously information wasn't as accessible as it is nowadays so society adapted to the new situation, in this particular case by enacting laws that further protect people's privacy.
- sergiosgc 11y agoNo. The right to be forgotten law is not an adaptation, it is an attempt to cling on to the past. In the past your personal history was difficult to dig. Nowadays it is archived on the Internet for anyone to search and read. These laws try to emulate the past environment in the new information age. Instead, I think we should let information flow. People will adapt to having lots of information available, and the effect of negative signals, that people are so afraid of today, will probably be minor. As an example: who cares if you smoked pot in college when 60% of people also have an online record of smoking pot.
- samastur 11y agoNo, it is an adaptation, but time will show how successful. Just as it does for every other. Adaptations are not only changes that succeed or that conform to the way you would like to see society evolve.
- marrs 11y ago2 things: First, lots of people will care if you smoked pot. Or they won't, but they'll care instead about something else that today you think is innocuous. Second, you're talking revolution rather than evolution. That's always more disruptive and often more dangerous.