Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/18

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Subject: [Leica] Re: Privacy
From: chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich)
Date: Thu May 18 11:03:43 2006
References: <200605181340.k4IDe3wq094414@server1.waverley.reid.org> <972bf96580f35b0f80976b8344839e30@optonline.net> <6.2.1.2.2.20060518122334.00c6bec0@pop.med.cornell.edu> <F740E07D-12D6-47D6-A402-60E37181CB3D@mac.com>

Well yes we have become a sex addicted society which makes our 
understanding of privacy a bit unique.
Chris

At 12:33 PM 5/18/2006, you wrote:

>On May 18, 2006, at 12:26 PM, Chris Saganich wrote:
>
>>One must remember that privacy is a class issue, meaning it can be
>>bought, or fought for, but isn't given for free.
>
>Chris,
>
>I think we are talking about a different kind of "privacy."  The
>point George made, and I followed up on, is that in some cultures
>there is a marked lack of what I would call "prurient" interest in
>the doings of those around you in public spaces, under certainly
>clearly understood circumstances.
>
>In addition to the village life I mentioned, I could also cite my
>several years on Okinawa, where I participated in the neighborhood
>public bath house on a regular basis.  I had to learn how to be self- 
>effacing in order not to offend my bathmates, AND not to lose face.
>
>This is not the same thing as what we usually mean by "privacy," at
>least not here in the USA.
>
>Ken
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In reply to: Message from lrzeitlin at optonline.net (Lawrence Zeitlin) ([Leica] Re: Privacy)
Message from chs2018 at med.cornell.edu (Chris Saganich) ([Leica] Re: Privacy)
Message from kennybod at mac.com (Kenneth Frazier) ([Leica] Re: Privacy)