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Instead of those questions, just ask them if they have blinds or curtains on their windows at home. It's better to show that they already take steps to be priv
by meowster 6y ago
Instead of those questions, just ask them if they have blinds or curtains on their windows at home.
It's better to show that they already take steps to be private rather than asking privacy-invasive questions. One of those makes you the bad guy, the other shows that they actually do value privacy.
- piyh 6y agoOr the more direct, "Do you shit with the door open?"
- electrondood 6y agoThis is the most succinct expression I've ever seen of the only counterargument you need.
- dionidium 6y agoWe don't have curtains, actually. We have some pull-down blinds that are almost always in the up position. And I have to be honest: I only care about walking in front of my windows naked to the extent that it would bother my neighbors. I couldn't care any less. I only ever pull them down to spare my neighbors any embarrassment. Which is just to say: a lot of privacy talk is mere question-begging. It's assumed we all feel the same privacy-based emotions (and pro-privacy arguments like yours attempt to appeal to those emotions), but I find that I rarely share my interlocutor's intuitions on this topic, so your argument is still ahead of you.
- umvi 6y agoYeah I have blinds. But not because I am paranoid of peeping toms but because I like to sleep without the sun in my eyes.