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[Trevor Smith]

On Tue, 01 Aug 2000 19:08:17 +0100, Brian Morrison wrote:

>Being able to read
>private correspondence is all part of the process of making everyone
>aware of everyone else's business, the process of putting them back

Arthur C. Clarke (I think) just released a new book in which this is
the key plot element. Someone develops some technology which makes it
possible to see anything, anywhere, anytime. All privacy instantly
vanishes. Interesting idea.

>into the public sphere where the eyes of the tribe can ensure that they
>aren't doing anything that 'society' doesn't like. Civilisation is the
>process of separating people from the tyranny of exposure to everyone
>else's opinion of what they should be doing and replacing it with the
>individual's choice.

Well, that might be going a little far. Frankly, just being able to
avoid persecution based on others' opinions is enough for me. If they
want to disapprove, that's fine, as long as they don't throw rocks at
me.


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 Trevor Smith          |          trevor@haligonian.com
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