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The Circle and a Transparent World

Welcome to my new page. I have noticed that on most of my posts (at least on the old blog) that I am getting views, but I am not seeing a lot of comments and discussion. I am thinking this has more to do with the format of the posts rather than a lack of opinions from others; everyone has an opinion these days. So, I am going to start with this post to see if we can get a little more interaction.

This weekend I finally got around to seeing The Circle (a movie I have wanted to see a while back). For those who have not seen the movie yet, I will give you a basic run-down. The magical Emma Watson (pun intended) begins working at a technology company that is basically working to make the world entirely connected, visible, and interactive; their methods for attempting this (cameras everywhere, guerrilla-style searching) are quite invasive. While I found the movie to be incredibly far-fetched and not well hashed-out, there was one part that really had me thinking.

In the movie, Watson's character volunteers to live an entirely shared and transparent live. Every second of every day is streamed online for viewers via a small camera placed on her shirt. By doing this, viewers see every second of every facet of her life from interactions with her parents to every message she sends from her phone (she is given 3 minutes offline for the bathroom when she needs to go.

For the sake of some positive interaction, I am genuinely curious what others think about this type of living. I genuinely keep my entire life connected with others and other devices of my own, and I am not that concerned about privacy with most of my life. I know at times I am in the minority here, but the concerns of large tech companies harnessing my personal information is not that big of a deal. However, the thought of my entire life being broadcasted is a completely different story, and, while I don't consider anything I do to be so appalling that I would be mortified to have it streamed, the thought of that kind of life would be odd.

I now pose this question to everyone: what are your thoughts on the idea of your entire life being open and accessible to the rest of the world?

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