Whether this is a good idea or not might very well be something you have to try for yourself to know; but on the flip side we are fairly different people, 20 years after any particular decision. While some decisions may be final, especially in an age where we can display attributes of ourself very publicly it might make more sense to have a publicly accessible Crocker’s Flag somewhere that might be unset perhaps 20 years down the line so that you don’t damn your future self to a life of shameful feelings beyond necessary.
Secondly, ‘none of your business’ is neither radically honest, and with the possible exception of the person hiding from the secret police, I’ve long maintained that since MAD/nuclear weapons became a possibility that there is no such thing as ‘none of your business’; we all have a vested interest in the emotional situation and financial incentives of those in the global village. Should a veil of secrecy exist, it may very well cover that which will undo us all.
edit2013-me did not understand the full consequences of global surveillance. While it’s true that what’s covered by a veil of secrecy would doubtless cover the seeds of our destruction, we are all hiding from the secret police, post 2013. Proceed with caution
A few thoughts:
Whether this is a good idea or not might very well be something you have to try for yourself to know; but on the flip side we are fairly different people, 20 years after any particular decision. While some decisions may be final, especially in an age where we can display attributes of ourself very publicly it might make more sense to have a publicly accessible Crocker’s Flag somewhere that might be unset perhaps 20 years down the line so that you don’t damn your future self to a life of shameful feelings beyond necessary.
Secondly, ‘none of your business’ is neither radically honest, and with the possible exception of the person hiding from the secret police, I’ve long maintained that since MAD/nuclear weapons became a possibility that there is no such thing as ‘none of your business’; we all have a vested interest in the emotional situation and financial incentives of those in the global village. Should a veil of secrecy exist, it may very well cover that which will undo us all.
edit 2013-me did not understand the full consequences of global surveillance. While it’s true that what’s covered by a veil of secrecy would doubtless cover the seeds of our destruction, we are all hiding from the secret police, post 2013. Proceed with caution