jalebaron

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Privacy is, of course, a relatively recent cultural phenomenon, and is ironically largely the product of living in close quarters in an urban environment; in the anonymity of the city, where so many eyes gaze upon us, people can achieve a measure of privacy-- like being alone in a crowd. In rural settings or small communities, it was (and, to some extent, still is) customary for everyone to know everyone else's business. In the 21st century, Facebook and other organizations have demonstrated quite clearly that privacy is not a bedrock necessity; many people seem perfectly comfortable with trading large measures of their privacy for security, and even fame or infamy (fleeting as that might be). In short, privacy as a cultural phenomenon might be overrated, short-lived, and on the decline.

My question(s): Do you think the internet has started a process to effectively end privacy once and for all? Do you think privacy even has a place in our post-panoptic digital landscape? In short, what do you think is the future of privacy?

EDIT: Thanks for doing this AMA by the way. Was worried about you for a while there.

What happens in those barbershops that are open at 3am? The girls kept asking me if I wanted a massage.