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Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ... by luckylion on Wednesday April 17, 2019 @11:07PM (#19688408)
Are you sure? It seems to me that most people just have more important stuff to worry about. Paying taxes, rent, buying food, health issues, personal safety etc. Privacy seems to be a luxury topic, and thus is more important to those that need not worry about the fundamentals.
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Re:Once it was easy to be obscure, but technology has ended ... by specialist on Thursday April 18, 2019 @12:17AM (#19688662)
Marshall McLuhan coined the phrase "autoamputation" to describe the phenomenon of shutting down when overstimulated.

I don't know if his insights have since been confirmed.

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