One of many questions I face these days is: "How public a life do I want to live?". Does recording political sentiments or actions put me at risk of some harm?
Could I see discrimination from potential employer? Do otherwise harmless acts, which would normally have gone unnoticed, once recorded bring on the chance of financial consequences? For instance, there were some small, inconsequential instances of fire at a recent party at my coop. Could something like this put us at risk of higher insurance costs, and how far could such a thing go?
As we collect and index more and more information, and move toward that ideal state of omniscience, shouldn't we take these instances less seriously, as we would have had they never been divulged and discovered? I believe that we often should, though we may not be able to count on that now. Should I put myself out on that edge, divulging my secrets, risking harms now, in the interest of creating the society I would like to see?
Clearly, in this case, I've already made a choice. You can see the pictures above.