The average person spends over 30 hours a week on the internet every second your online
Your behavior is being tracked and stored into a file that can be sold to companies trying to sell products to you
Even when you're not online your phone is listening in this age of technology
Privacy seems to be something of the past
There is an illusion that the Internet is free
But the fact is your personal information is worth a lot and you end up paying dearly for it in the end
To most people the lack of privacy doesn't seem like a big deal
Constant surveillance goes hand-in-hand with the Internet only three percent of people who use Google
Have actually read the terms and conditions that they agreed to there is a sentiment today that only bad people want privacy
Only those with things to hide care about privacy
But the fact of the matter is we all do things when we think were alone that we would never do out in public
There are things we say to those that we trust in confidence that would mortify us if they got out
When we're in a state where we are being monitored our behavior changes, there are plenty of social science experiments to back this up
One of the most famous experiments was developed by an English philosopher named Jeremy Bentham in 1791
At the time prisons in England were overcrowded and there weren't enough guards to keep order
So Bentham designed a new type of prison structure called the panopticon
Which allowed all inmates to be observed at all times by a single guard in the panopticon prison?
Every inmate was separated into a cell that faced inward towards one guard tower
The guard in the tower sat in the dark and stared out through a tiny window which was covered with shutters
So the guard could see out and no one could see in since the inmates could not see the guard in the tower it
Created the illusion that they were being watched at all times
This design had such a profound impact on the inmates behavior that all riots and resistance ceased
Just knowing that they were visible was enough to keep the inmates in line. In fact in order for this to work
They didn't even need a guard in the tower. All it was needed was the fear of potentially being watched at all times
Constant surveillance creates a prison in the mind
The panopticon proved to be the ultimate
Enforcer of obedience and compliance and the same principle has been carried over to schools
Hospitals airports the workplace and now practically every public corner of society
This is the exact reason you don't run a red light at 3 a.m. When there are no other cars around
There's always the chance of a traffic camera watching so you obediently sit and wait for the light to turn green
Constant surveillance has become the key means for control and Western society
There's no need for public displays of brutality anymore
It's no secret that we're being monitored while we're online the founder of Facebook Mark Zuckerberg said himself
That privacy is no longer a social norm
ironically Mark Zuckerberg spent thirty million dollars buying all the houses surrounding his house so he could have
more privacy
The founders of major social media sites preach the privacy isn't a big deal
Yet their actions contradict their words for they go to great lengths to protect their own privacy
So why is privacy important people need a place where they can go and be themselves without fear of judgement?
We are by nature a social species
But just as important as our need to be in solitude
To have the ability to act in a way that does not conform to societal standards to think freely explore ideas
Be creative or even be deceitful
Otherwise everyone would be exactly the same when we allow a society to exist in which we are subject to constant monitoring
We allow the essence of human freedom to be severely crippled to those an authoritative power
Anyone who poses a meaningful challenge to Authority must be stopped
So essentially if you completely render yourself harmless and conforming in every way possible
As someone who poses no threat whatsoever. Then you have nothing to worry about
Here's a powerful quote from the 19th century philosopher
Rosa Luxemburg those who do not move do not notice their chains
Maybe not today
but someday you will want to explore an idea that does not conform to the ever narrowing standards of society and
When that time comes wouldn't you like the freedom to act without being judged or surveillance?
Travis II is a basic human, right?
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