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If reality TV and US politics are any indication, then today it's the reverse: the less privacy you have, the more power you have. Beware the peculiar human cr
by sowbug 4y ago
If reality TV and US politics are any indication, then today it's the reverse: the less privacy you have, the more power you have.
Beware the peculiar human creature who craves attention from strangers.
- javajosh 4y agoMedia exposure is not the same as loss of privacy. Fox "News" hosts have a ton of exposure. But they also have a ton of privacy. We know this because it was noticable when they lost their privacy in the Dominion lawsuit discovery. Their (previously private) texts to each other admitting openly lying to their viewers, that they themselves saw through Trump's obvious and destructive lies. And it was, is, a fantastic look behind the curtain, even if their primary victims won't/can't ever see it. (Just like none of them watched the 1/6 hearings.) But it's still a very good thing that we need more of.
- sowbug 4y agoI understand the difference. If we required politicians to stream their lives 24/7, then the unintended consequence would be a government run exclusively by Instagram influencers who already stream their lives 24/7. I get your point about sunlight on secrets. But limiting our governance to the pool of people I see on TikTok seems like a high price to pay. (This is just a 2023 rephrasing of the age-old concern of electing someone willing to be a politician.)