this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
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no offense intended but
lately, the articles about lack of privacy being the downfall of murderers and dictators...... it's killing my enthusiasm for privacy
i won't give up on privacy... its just starting to feel gross... learning lessons from ppl who ought to suffer.
edit: everyone replying to me seems to misunderstand catastrophically. "losing enthusiasm" does NOT mean quitting privacy. i will never quit privacy. i have ANXIETY ABOUT LOSING PRIVACY. DON'T reply to me to convince me about privacy. i am a privacy evangelist.
my original comment was intended to say: "hey privacy advocates! stop posting articles about murderers and genocidal autocrats!"
I get what you're saying and agree in some ways. But, I shared an apartment with a friend, we argued about 'I have nothing to hide' . he went away for a few days and I removed the (shared) bathroom door.
When he got back
> hey, where's the door?
> I thought you had nothing to hide?
> I just want a little privacy...
that bathroom door analogy is brilliant - privacy isnt about hiding crimes, its a basic human need just like we need doors on our bathrooms and passwords on our accounts.
Yeah, it's not about doing anything illegal. It's just that I feel like people should be able to do things that aren't public.
The comment I was replying to is of the opinion that no one should post about negative aspects of privacy.
I don't believe that.