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> One thinks of Homeowner Associations and the way they place fines and pseudo-legal orders on people, a concept which is utterly anathema to the english. The t
by jff 10y ago
> One thinks of Homeowner Associations and the way they place fines and pseudo-legal orders on people, a concept which is utterly anathema to the english. The two cultures have very different ideas of privacy.
Yes, the English idea of privacy is that you, the commoner, should leave well enough alone while the State surveils you.
- JonnieCache 10y agoThat kind of privacy problem is more to do with our woeful subservience than preferences for interpersonal autonomy, although the two are linked. "Leave well enough alone" does sum it up nicely. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politeness_theory#Negative_politeness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politeness_theory#Negative_pol... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbu-eMcEF3s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbu-eMcEF3s