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This is maybe a controversial approach, but it works really well. Agree with them and say it is fine you have nothing to hide at this moment, but you are not i
by chartz 9y ago
This is maybe a controversial approach, but it works really well.
Agree with them and say it is fine you have nothing to hide at this moment, but you are not important now. There are politicians, high ranked officials and a lot of other people that impact your life without you knowing that they can be influenced/blackmailed because of the lack of privacy. Maybe your future self really dislikes your lack of hiding right now or some family member is becoming a public figure and you are a weak link because you can be blackmailed. You don't control the future, so you don't know what to hide.
This argument always worked/works for me :)
- gargravarr 9y agoYou could even paraphrase Martin Neimoller's well-known (if not the author himself, I didn't until I looked him up) poem[0]: First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Socialist. Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Trade Unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me. I think the message is just as relevant (and powerful) to personal liberties as it is to groups of people. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_they_came_...