Generally, when I disagree with a person, it&#x27;s not about reality or the present. I disagree about the possibilities, the future.<p>Nobody is saying that society is perfect, nor does anybody claim that we can get rid of all forms of privacy today and live happily. That wouldn&#x27;t be reasonable.<p>The reason I comment is because I&#x27;m convinced that a lot of people here never asked themselves - not even once - what privacy is and what purpose it serves. People blindly accept the idea that privacy is not only necessary, but a desired aspect of society. I find that idea destructive.<p>The worst (and most telling) part is the blatant contradictions that people demonstrate across recurring debates. Gun control, SOPA&#x2F;PIPA, Net Neutrality, Privacy&#x2F;NSA, Patents&#x2F;Copyrights, are all the same debates. They&#x27;re all precisely the very same issues. Yet, people (who I feel lack the ability to generalize) appear to see these issues as different and unrelated things. The worst part, they hold different positions across these topics, effectively contradicting themselves. That is baffling.<p>You can probably tell that I&#x27;m not a great communicator. I&#x27;m genuinely trying to be helpful, but most people don&#x27;t put any effort into trying to understand what I&#x27;m struggling to convey. I don&#x27;t blame people for that, but that sure is frustrating to me.<p><i></i>TL;DR:<i></i>  I generalize to a level that prevents me from understanding or being understood by others.