My brother’s fiancee tagged me in a Facebook picture that I’m not in, so that I’d look at it.  It was a sign (supposedly) from a 2nd grade class thinking that 11 people would see their post. On the side, it said “Please help my students understand about internet safety.”  I Liked and Shared this.  My nieces have (had?) Facebook pages and have written things that could be taken seriously or be taken out of context and misconstrued.  I’d hate to see their future opportunities limited by something they said as kids.

So it’s interesting to start blogging.  At the moment, I don’t think anyone is reading them after I post them.  But it’s still open to the world, so I’m circumspect.  Although I have no idea how long (or how not long) it would take a social engineer to figure out more about me than I intended.

In the last week, I’ve had multiple survey requests from various companies.  One was looking for ideas for new/better products and services that I did not participate in because you relinquish all rights to the ideas.

It got me to thinking about privacy.  I wondered how many people are privately not anywhere near who you think they are in public.  I started thinking about the people who beat their spouse or children.  Drug abuse.  Things like that.

Then I started thinking about people who are lonely.  Or who help so many people, but want to remain anonymous.  Or someone who is introverted; how much no privacy and constant contact with others would make them uncomfortable.

Some of the science fiction I’ve read over the years is set in the context of the Earth populating the entire surface of the planet and people living in vast structures.  One from Issac Asimov has a single person surrounded by robots and miles from the nearest human.  The mere thought of someone being the vicinity of him physically makes him extremely anxious and upset. His only relationship is with a woman he talks to over holographic displays.

Some days I wonder if another Ice Age is imminent and other days, I wonder what direction the future will take.