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Oh, then I must've given up before I found the part where he reveals his point. What is it?

• icegreentea 12y ago
  He's using it as a tool to think about the implications of space colonies - with the major point being that he believes that space colonies must implement some level of high fidelity individual tracking and monitoring for security purposes / that people would likely accept that loss of privacy for various reasons.
  • raldi 12y ago
    "Life in space would require privacy sacrifices"
    • z0r 12y ago
      It's a good thing you don't write science fiction for a living :)
    • judk 12y ago
      "Life in high-density civilization will require privacy sacrifices"
      • digi_owl 12y ago
        Japan?
        • lmm 12y ago
          To a certain extent. Did you see patio11's recent article talking about how his bank manager knew when he was dating and considered this part of his job, his landlord kicked him out when he quit his job, your company will arrange housing and marriage interviews for you?
          • digi_owl 12y ago
            Nope, seems to have missed that. But given what i have read, it would not surprise me. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giri_%28Japanese%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giri_%28Japanese%29
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