Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Paradox of Privacy

There are moments of privacy in seclusion and privacy in public.


Privacy in seclusion is entirely unverifiable; there is no sense in discussing it.


Privacy in public is common enough, but it only appears when our communication fails. If my language fails, then I am alone. If I am alone, this means that you are also alone. (We are together if we each recognize this.) Privacy in public means being alone together.

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