topic: [[Mentoring]] created: 2023-10-01 *When no information is private, we are freed of the need for privacy.* This reminds me of the movie Sneakers, "No more secrets" It's kind of like the democratization of information that is taking place right now. The idea is from [[🐓 Idea Farm/6 Long Form Sources/The World After Capital|The World After Capital]], and it is one of the [[Three Freedoms]]. It is counterintuitive that you are free if all information is public, I would think it would be more free to have all information private. I'm not saying I believe this is valid, just outlining his argument. This matters because by his description: “Observers such as Christopher Poole, the founder of the online message board 4Chan, have worried that in the absence of privacy, individuals wouldn’t be able to engage online as freely. Privacy, they think, helps people feel comfortable assuming multiple online identities that may depart dramatically from their “real life” selves. I think, in contrast, that by keeping our online selves separate, we pay a price in the form of anxiety, neurosis, and other psychological ailments. It is healthier to be transparent than to hide behind veils of privacy. Emotional health derives from the integration of our different interests into an authentic multi-dimensional personality, rather than a fragmentation of the self. This view is supported by studies of how online self-presentation impacts mental health, where inauthentic presentations were associated with higher levels of anxiety and neurosis (Twomey & O’Reilly, 2017).” Excerpt From The World After Capital Albert Wenger This material may be protected by copyright. ##### What would the opposite argument be? Some groups, such as those fleeing abuse, need aliases to move towards freedom. Oppressed groups may not be able to tolerate the transition, they may suffer increasing abuses, ethnic cleanings, etc. in the space between perceived privacy and complete informational freedom tags: #note/idea | #on/information | #on/freedom ##### Sources: [[🐓 Idea Farm/6 Long Form Sources/The World After Capital|The World After Capital]]