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The jury's out on whether that counts as "treating each other like shit." Most of human civilization has been a pattern of small communities where everyone kne
by shadowgovt 4y ago
The jury's out on whether that counts as "treating each other like shit."
Most of human civilization has been a pattern of small communities where everyone knew everyone. The privacy granted implicitly by anonymity is relatively new (and, I'd argue, whether it's a net benefit for society is a largely open question... A lot of harm is done by people who quietly go off the rails because nobody knows who they are).
- dadoomer 4y ago> Most of human civilization has been a pattern of small communities where everyone knew everyone. The privacy granted implicitly by anonymity is relatively new I find that hard to believe. Teotihuacan (first example that came to mind) already had 100,000+ inhabitants around 1 to 500 CE, and according to Wikipedia it was only the sixth largest city. Regardless, I don't see why it's particularly important what cities were like during "most of human civilization" when discussing electronic suirveilance.