Now, imagine instead that this store has an employee who follows you around with a notebook that quietly nods and writes down everything you're doing. At the sa

Now, imagine instead that this store has an employee who follows you around with a notebook that quietly nods and writes down everything you're doing. At the same time, they are talking on the phone with a third party. You hear them say, "So their names is John Smith? All right, all right, all right. What is their medical situation? Cancer, you say? Yeah, they're looking at razors right now. They are wearing the new Nike shoes. Just sneezed. Again. They are looking at allergy medication now."... Then you look around and notice that every person in the store is followed by one of these employees. You freak out a little bit and leave the store. The next store has the same kind of employees. As soon as you enter, the phone rings. The employee from the previous store calls your new "supervisor". On the phone, you hear a voice describing everything you've just done next-door. This is what this situation would look like in an imaginary world of 1900s.