Don't get me wrong: I find excessive obsession with so called "privacy" ridiculous and only helpful as a possible aid to help you unmask your own deepest fears.
(Like, what EXACTLY do you fear would happen if somebody finds out certain of your personal facts or indulgences?
No, really: think about it! It would only matter if the "government" or whoever your pet foe is could actually do something that would impact your life negatively - i.e. something that would not be merely the consequence of your perception of your hypothetical Self in the hypothetical eyes of the Others.
If they could do it, then that usurped power is something you - and the Others - definitely should fight. If they couldn't - if it's all simply a matter of your comfortable perception of your Self as a public person - then the problem lies in you.)
Even more ridiculous is the apparent facility which many people disclose their sex life (real or fictitious) with - but God forbid they should be asked how much they earn! (At least it shows you what really matters to them...)
But who the blip would be as stupid as to broadcast what they are buying, and when, and how much it cost?
My guess is... many.
Wanna bet?
Tell the whole world what you're buying... and in real time, too!
The author of the article hyperlinked above "caught up with Kaplan" (the father of this Frankenstein's bride) "to talk about how Blippy could become a new form of advertising and why no purchase -- even revealing ones -- should be embarrassing to share."
And here's the purpose of the thingy, in a nutshell:
Well, I agree: that wasn't too philosophical.
(Not even a little bit, for that matter.)
But the nasty thing about philosophy is that it tends to reveal itself, whether you intend it or not.
"Fun" is the name of the game.
It is true, however, that once you have lost everything (private)... you have nothing left to fear.
Or to lose.
Exhibitionism is the new spirituality.
The author of the article hyperlinked above "caught up with Kaplan" (the father of this Frankenstein's bride) "to talk about how Blippy could become a new form of advertising and why no purchase -- even revealing ones -- should be embarrassing to share."
And here's the purpose of the thingy, in a nutshell:
What's the point of Blippy?Kaplan: Without getting too philosophical, I'll just start at the beginning. The big answer is: We don't know, which I think is funny but is also indicative of what we're trying to do.
Well, I agree: that wasn't too philosophical.
(Not even a little bit, for that matter.)
But the nasty thing about philosophy is that it tends to reveal itself, whether you intend it or not.
"Fun" is the name of the game.
It is true, however, that once you have lost everything (private)... you have nothing left to fear.
Or to lose.
Exhibitionism is the new spirituality.
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