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Classic reply. I wish I could be open about all these things. I really do. Unfortunately, society currently expects us to keep some information private. A lot

Classic reply. I wish I could be open about all these things. I really do. Unfortunately, society currently expects us to keep some information private. A lot of things, such as private-key cryptography, actually rely on this very secrecy. Privacy sustains an intolerance that prohibits me from sharing this information publicly. This is the precise reason why I think we should get away from privacy. There's few things I want more than being able to be 100% honest with myself and others, and never have to tell another lie, but this won't be possible as long as we value privacy so much.

greenyoda 12y ago
"Privacy sustains an intolerance that prohibits me from sharing this information publicly." My desire for privacy in no way affects your actions. You are free to reply to my questions at any time. In fact, many people share all sorts of personal information about themselves on their blogs and here on HN. "There's few things I want more than being able to be 100% honest with myself and others, and never have to tell another lie..." There's a difference between telling lies and not making personal information about yourself public. In all my postings on HN, I've never told a lie, but you wouldn't know much personal information about me other than my approximate age and city of residence. You may think that privacy is the "bottleneck of social progress". However, people like me, who prefer to live our lives free from public scrutiny and judgement (not to mention government surveillance), don't wish for the same things you do. The prospect of living in a world where people who don't have Facebook and LinkedIn accounts are considered suspicious and unemployable is not appealing to me.