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Years ago I decided I didn't like the idea of just emitting data online. I mean with personal stuff, who I know, what I do, where I am going. I just felt the on

Years ago I decided I didn't like the idea of just emitting data online. I mean with personal stuff, who I know, what I do, where I am going. I just felt the only thing coming out of that is that it will be used against me later. I still cannot see a single positive from allowing outsiders to know so much abut my life. I don't have a phone and stuff like that. I like a quiet life and am content with the handful of people I know well. I wonder though, at what point (if ever) will I be left behind by society? Or if there will always be options for me. Like a day where, you go to jail for not having a smart meter installed. Or, you must access Terminals in an Airport via the Government App on your device. I am worried about such things.

Toenex 9y ago
Interesting thoughts. I guess as always with life, everything becomes a negotiation between what you want and what you must concede to get it. Often this concession is a resource exchange - you pay, they provide - but one that has few other expectations upon you. For instance when I buy some breakfast cereal I don't have to prove I have bowls, spoons and milk. Market forces dictate that the widest market is desired and this is the one that expects the least from it's customer. The store just wants to sell cereal. However, for some things I might want, I have to demonstrate my suitability to society. It might be dangerous to sell guns as widely as cereal or fiscally irresponsible to sell houses to unknown parties. The management of your suitability for various things is often held by other, trusted structures within society - government records etc. Thus the task left to the individual is to prove their identity so that these 'suitabilities' can be attributed to the person present and to connect appropriate 'suitabilities' stored in disparate structures e.g. bank account and gun license. Therefore, the key questions as we journey through this technological transformation are 1) can I pay and 2) can I prove my identity? To my mind this is why the mobile phone is such an iconic piece of technology as it looks like it is becoming the preferred mechanism for a person to answer both. However, in answer to your question I think what you may begin to experience is inconvenience more than exclusion.

Toenex 9y ago

Interesting thoughts. I guess as always with life, everything becomes a negotiation between what you want and what you must concede to get it. Often this concession is a resource exchange - you pay, they provide - but one that has few other expectations upon you. For instance when I buy some breakfast cereal I don't have to prove I have bowls, spoons and milk. Market forces dictate that the widest market is desired and this is the one that expects the least from it's customer. The store just wants to sell cereal. However, for some things I might want, I have to demonstrate my suitability to society. It might be dangerous to sell guns as widely as cereal or fiscally irresponsible to sell houses to unknown parties. The management of your suitability for various things is often held by other, trusted structures within society - government records etc. Thus the task left to the individual is to prove their identity so that these 'suitabilities' can be attributed to the person present and to connect appropriate 'suitabilities' stored in disparate structures e.g. bank account and gun license. Therefore, the key questions as we journey through this technological transformation are 1) can I pay and 2) can I prove my identity? To my mind this is why the mobile phone is such an iconic piece of technology as it looks like it is becoming the preferred mechanism for a person to answer both. However, in answer to your question I think what you may begin to experience is inconvenience more than exclusion.