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I think this is far different from a sexual revolution. Through history, our notions of acceptable sexual behaviour changed quite dramatically, so the sexual re

by petra 11y ago

I think this is far different from a sexual revolution. Through history, our notions of acceptable sexual behaviour changed quite dramatically, so the sexual revolution isn't that unique. But all through history, human beings had some notion of a private space. The catholic confession booth is the only counter example i can think of, and even there it was just between you and you priest which was trained specifically for that role, and you had some control of what you did expose there. And at least some psychologists ,when asked about this issue, believe that a right for privacy is critical for the psychological well being of people, not something we can give away without consequences.

personlurking 11y ago
> But all through history, human beings had some notion of a private space. This CBC series, The Origins of the Modern Public, would dispute that idea (specifically - and I don't know if this is what you are talking about - the positive sense of privacy). Luckily, a nice HNer ripped the mp3s. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2984068 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2984068 Here's the specific episode (8) on privacy http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Ideas/Full+Episodes/2010/ID/1498573876/ http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Ideas/Full+Episodes/2010/ID/1...