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> Fortunately, I soon won't have to. Transparency will thrive, and privacy will die. Privacy doesn't make the world perfect, but neither would transparency. I
by quesera 12y ago
> Fortunately, I soon won't have to. Transparency will thrive, and privacy will die.
Privacy doesn't make the world perfect, but neither would transparency.
I hate to accuse anyone of privileged naivety, but if you believe that the elimination of privacy would be a net improvement for the world, then you must also:
- be in a position of social power, and confident in
your ability to remain there, or
- hold no important opinions that diverge from the
orthodoxy or the power structure that upholds it
AND
- have no knowledge of the history of marginalized
groups, the reasons for their marginalization, or
the repercussions thereof, or
- believe we already live in, or are moving inexorably
toward, a eutopian global kumbaya where everyone just
gets along, because enlightenment
I share your dislike for the effort that goes into maintaining privacy. But I know it's important -- vital, even -- because the world is a complicated place. More so for some than others.
- jsprogrammer 12y agoThose in positions of social power thrive on secrecy. It's how they are able to maintain that power. So, yes, maybe transparency will alter the lives of those with immense social power (and perhaps in ways those people would not want), but it will likely allow everyone else to benefit from reduced control by elites. The real lesson from history seems to be that information is power and secret information even more. Elites (what you describe as those with social power) have used their secrets to repress everyone else for millennia (and likely longer than that).