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I'm going to highly disagree with you. Yeah, you might have a rough idea of spending habits for a handful of people, but not everyone, and not to the same deta

I'm going to highly disagree with you. Yeah, you might have a rough idea of spending habits for a handful of people, but not everyone, and not to the same detail. Books/newspapers/etc sure, you'd know some of it, but you wouldn't have a record of what they consumed in their home unless they told you. You might know some of their political views, but only the ones they share openly. If a co-villager wandered off for a week, you wouldn't likely have any idea where they went. You'd have to rely on what they told you, and where others said they went, which isn't necessarily accurate. Additionally, you wouldn't get the level of detail FB can. No brain is capable of storing even half of the location that FB's DB can. I don't care how good someone's memory is. They would know some of the above sure, but it'd be at a high level, and not nearly as accurate.

ahartman00 10y ago
You make some good points, but i have to slightly disagree with some of them :) "Yeah, you might have a rough idea of spending habits for a handful of people, but not everyone, and not to the same detail." The shopkeeper does. And as someone who grew up in a small town, the gossip is real. "ou might know some of their political views, but only the ones they share openly" Facebook doesnt know my political views? Though I dont openly share them on fb. More to avoid flamewars. "If a co-villager wandered off for a week, you wouldn't likely have any idea where they went" Depends how well you know them. You might know they like that spot by the lake for example. And if I leave my phone at home, no one would know where I went.(which sounds like a good reason to carry my phone, safety)