There are a range of people out there, all of them on all kinds of spectrums. Empathy, privacy, personality disorders, stress, oppression, rage, kindness, selfi

There are a range of people out there, all of them on all kinds of spectrums. Empathy, privacy, personality disorders, stress, oppression, rage, kindness, selfishness, selflessness, love, hate. The thing about 'real' friendships is that you can form into groups of people that you broadly correlate with. I think some people are naturally always going to be in conflict. With the internet you can't avoid this. Everyone is thrust together, and we realise that the spectrums really wider and more diverse than we realised. This is a story as old as long-distance communication and was very well illustrated yesterday in the whole Joyent "I would fire this man if I had the chance" thing. I have come to realise that there are people who really are happy to share very private things. I wouldn't dream of doing that. I haven't really associated with them 'in real life' because I don't think what I had for breakfast, or my medical or sexual history are anyone's business but my own and those close to me. How does this relate to TFA? There are a lot of people out there. They're all different. I find the examples in TFA abhorrent. I would feel violated to have my personal conversations broadcast. But we're all humans and we all have to get along, because we're all only humans. It's the price we pay for society and this wonderful Internet thing.