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The battle on privacy/anonymity/whatever is lost. Get over it. What we need is a new social paradigm where everyone is happy despite the lack of privacy.
by anal_reactor 10mo ago
The battle on privacy/anonymity/whatever is lost. Get over it. What we need is a new social paradigm where everyone is happy despite the lack of privacy.
- pooper 10mo agoEverybody says I should be ok having no privacy and yet frown upon me posting photos of the poop I take on Instagram.
- anal_reactor 10mo agoYes, exactly, that's what I'm talking about. Imagine a world where it's completely acceptable to post poop on Instagram, and people who don't want to look at it simply tick "don't display poop". The thing is, the "if you have nothing to hide then you have nothing to fear" argument IS true, under assumption that others would be understanding and compassionate to your intentions. Which is exactly the opposite of the legal/societal system we currently have. What I'm trying to say is that the core issue is "people aren't trustworthy" and "we need privacy" is a bandaid on the former problem. If we manage to create a society where people are trustworthy, the need of privacy will disappear.
- iamnothere 10mo agoThe core problem is that people have (and will always have) divergent goals, and a large subset of people see no problem in using coercive and even violent means to ensure that their own “team” wins. This is human nature and cannot be remedied.
- anal_reactor 10mo agoThe thing is, same logic applies to other entities that form groups, like cells in an organism, or ants in a colony.
- WesolyKubeczek 10mo agoThen the government is overturned by a totalitarian clique that declares displaying poop punishable by death, and this includes any past display of poop. Suddenly you find yourself here unsafe { anal_reactor }
- duskdozer 10mo agoPlease provide your full legal name (include any other names you go by), occupation and place of employment, phone number[s], email address[es], usernames on other social media accounts, eye color, height, weight, list of any health conditions. That's just to start, then we can start going over more info.
- anal_reactor 10mo ago[flagged]
- specialist 10mo agoWhat's your definition of privacy?
- titzer 10mo ago> The battle on X is lost. Get over it. What we need is a new social paradigm where everyone is happy despite the lack of X. Where have I heard this before?
- anal_reactor 10mo agoBetamax is obviously the better standard.
- mixmastamyk 10mo agoSounds like Scott McNealy in 1999. At the time I hated the idea, but have to admit now his viewpoint is winning and on the way to won.