RE: A free-write on freedom and costs
Very interesting post as always!
Freedom in its purest sense is anarchy compared to current society existence. Anarchy in its purest sense is more extreme than anyone would really want to (or be able to) survive.
Similar to what's been happening since the beginning of modern society, we are simply experiencing another ebb / flow of balancing "freedom" with "society". Individuals want to feel free. How much of their "freedom" they are willing to give up changes over time, and different generations require different levels of freedom.
The current young generation doesn't seem to care about how much personal information they give away as long as they are given "creature comfort" conveniences. "You can track my location 24/7 if you give me a better deal." Not for me, thank you.
Everyone is just trying to climb to the top of this pyramid scheme that we call life. Some just have more morals than others.
I think that at some point their lackadaisical approach to privacy will come back to haunt them but the worms will be out of the can.
I'm hopeful that more countries will adopt an EU-type privacy policy similar to the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). If a corporation is going to house any of your personal data, you will be clearly told what information they are collecting, a guarantee that it's being stored safely, how they are using your data, and whether or not you want to elect to allow them to use your personal data.
Also, you would be able to tell a company who you no longer do business with to purge (delete) all of your personal data from their records.
I'm crossing my fingers for this regulation to expand into the US.. ASAP!