Re:The flawed psychology of government mass surveillance
by gizzlon on Wednesday August 28, 2013 @01:53AM
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Yeah, for most of us. But that's the thing about the guy in Memento - he can chose what to think and "remember" in the future since he trusts his own handwriting and pretty much forgets everything else.
"However I would be happier if I didn't know it existed"
If you could chose to forget, you wouldn't know it existed, and thus be happier. Souds like the logical thing to do :)
Yeah, for most of us. But that's the thing about the guy in Memento - he can chose what to think and "remember" in the future since he trusts his own handwriting and pretty much forgets everything else.
"However I would be happier if I didn't know it existed" If you could chose to forget, you wouldn't know it existed, and thus be happier. Souds like the logical thing to do :)