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I would hope that privacy is perceived as important prior to the nightmare scenarios becoming "actualized," because afterward would be too late. Unfortunately,
by Ankaios 11y ago
I would hope that privacy is perceived as important prior to the nightmare scenarios becoming "actualized," because afterward would be too late.
Unfortunately, I don't think that perception is as widespread as it needs to be, despite your alarm.
- bduerst 11y agoIf the nightmare scenarios ever do become actualized, then any amount of perception or hand wringing up that point is moot. Did you stockpile food and water for Y2k? Fear of uncertainty and the unknown is both natural and irrational.
- Ankaios 11y agoThe point is to avoid the problem, rather than to stumble into a state from which it is difficult to restore the status quo ante. Please do not mistake "anticipating risks" for "fear of uncertainty and the unknown." This a risk for which the likelihood currently appears low, but the consequences could be grave and hard to reverse. At least to my mind, that warrants a bit of attention.
- bduerst 11y agoThe point is that there isn't a nightmare problem supported by evidence, and that irrational fear causes a cognitive bias which leads to such slippery slope fallacies (e.g. Y2K scare). You're more likely to be negatively impacted by slipping in your shower, yet I bet you have spent more energy hand wringing over tracking. Just as parents have given overt attention to vaccines causing autism.
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