Comments on: Social Structures http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/08/social-structures/ Everyone has a right to my opinions Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:36:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Presidential Websites http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/08/social-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-131343 Robert Sharp » Blog Archive » Presidential Websites Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:59:50 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/08/social-structures/#comment-131343 [...] Barack Obama and Ron Paul. Note the prominent social networking logos on both candidates sites. As MK previously pointed out, its actually rather stupid to have so many sites duplicating the same information, but [...] [...] Barack Obama and Ron Paul. Note the prominent social networking logos on both candidates sites. As MK previously pointed out, its actually rather stupid to have so many sites duplicating the same information, but [...]

]]> By: Clarice http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/08/social-structures/comment-page-1/#comment-125517 Clarice Tue, 08 Jan 2008 17:09:48 +0000 http://www.robertsharp.co.uk/2008/01/08/social-structures/#comment-125517 I think the question of privacy is an interesting one - ie just because I've put something on the internet, does that mean that anyone and everyone has a right to read it? When the internet was new (-ish), I for one certainly assumed that the answer to that question was very obviously "yes". A case of "poster beware", so to speak. But of course, if that bothers you, then it hampers one's self-expression somewhat. I think in these self-centric, self-indulgent days, in the trade-off between fame and privacy, very many people would choose the former at the cost of the latter. Even if you don't buy the fame-seeking argument, you can reframe the trade-off as one between expression or communication, and privacy. In which case the former also seem to win out easily. I think the question of privacy is an interesting one – ie just because I’ve put something on the internet, does that mean that anyone and everyone has a right to read it? When the internet was new (-ish), I for one certainly assumed that the answer to that question was very obviously “yes”. A case of “poster beware”, so to speak.

But of course, if that bothers you, then it hampers one’s self-expression somewhat. I think in these self-centric, self-indulgent days, in the trade-off between fame and privacy, very many people would choose the former at the cost of the latter. Even if you don’t buy the fame-seeking argument, you can reframe the trade-off as one between expression or communication, and privacy. In which case the former also seem to win out easily.

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