229 sats \ 1 reply \ @davidw 11 Apr \ on: Privacy is a Social Good privacy
Well said. It’s also directly at odds with the attention economy and what we see in mainstream society today.
Most of the youth don’t know how to selectively reveal information, instead blurting everything out on the internet without a filter. Fewer & fewer secrets to guard. I’d argue the attention economy has created this competitive spiral of posting & consuming more. Less & less careful consideration, thought & self reflection as to why. No wonder everyone is so peeved. They don’t know how they got on this 100mph hamster wheel, of pretending they are more deserving or knowledgeable than others.
The lack of privacy is almost as bad as the lack of a suitable money. It’s leading to too many people talking and comparing themselves and not enough people listening and developing instead.
That was quite a rant from my side.
As highlighted with this post, normalising privacy will normalise society once more. Less being shared will mean less judgment, less envy & more acceptance.
I’m very curious when we will see the technology properly propagate & swing towards privacy without inconvenience. Might do a new post on positive privacy trends to demonstrate it is happening. The tech is there for those that seek it, but currently comes with significant trade-offs.
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