It's scary how everything is monitored in our world today. Look at websites you go to and what you surf on the internet, when you go on another site there are advertisements that show up on what you were looking at. It is how they try to sell to you but also it's weird how the ads just show up like they know what you like and dislike. Facebook and MySpace does the exact same thing. Everything you post on someone's wall or post as your statu, or even post about your likes and interests, favorite movies and information about yourself, the internet knows. Ads will pop up like they know all about you. If you post your status as going to Florida, an ad will pop up on the sides on facebook about resorts in Florida. I guess what I am saying is Big Brother is everywhere through technology and online in our society today.
I don't know if we lost our privacy today, I guess I feel that in a way we have. It seems the government controls what we are allowed to know. But also, almost everything on the internet we look at, is viewed by someone or thing. I don't know, I also feel that we do have our privacy. We have privacy in our own homes, at school, we aren't monitored all them time. I wouldn't like that, in 1984, if we were being monitored constantly, I would revolt. I need and love my privacy. I couldn't handle being watched all the time. Yes I think privacy still exists, but little of it. We really only have privacy in our own homes. Online, in public places, forget it, everything we view or post, or whatever, someones watching and knowing. If some people are willing to give up some freedoms for safety, good for them. In my opinion, I think it depends on what freedoms they are for our safety. Like, coming from a journalist perspective, if we gave up freedom of the press, and not write about a certain I don't know a terrorist story to keep us safe, then fine sure. In hopes that terrorists don't read the story. I know it may seem a little confusing, but again I think it depends what freedoms we have to keep us safe, maybe I could do that. In 1984, how they pretty much give up everything they've ever known, lived through, how they can't think certain thoughts, I could never do that. I like the life we live in now. I don't think I could give anything that i've ever known up.
i agree that the government tell us what were supposed to know, but would we really care if the government didnt have black tape around some stuff. when was the last time you or anyone you know looked up something government related because you felt like it? i know im not one for politics and what not so even if the government said "here look at what we have to offer" i dont think id pay it much heed
ReplyDelete"I need and love my privacy."
ReplyDeleteI do, too, and this is the biggest problem I have with living in a dorm. I don't think that college leaves much room for privacy; everyone can see me walk to the shower, my roommate is always in the room, and I can't tell anyone anything for fear of them blabbing about it.
If real life was like living in a dorm, I think I would have a problem.
The problem with giving up parts of your freedom is that once that freedom begins to be restricted it is a slippery slope and will continue to be taken away over time. Also the less freedom you have the more power the government has and as you lose these freedoms you will see the way you live become more and more like what is seen in 1984.
ReplyDeleteI like this idea of not being monitored in school. It makes me think of some post-apocalyptic world where school is a safe haven that everyone flocks to. That could be just the wishful thinking of the future teacher in me though =)
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