So is there ANY place for privacy in a free society? Should ALL of my transactions be public knowledge and my personal details be radically transparent?
@Dan - i feel like you will be correct, eventually, but this is a classic example of NOW vs EVENTUALLY.
When the government isn't in such control, and we are able to protect ourselves from them, then yes radical transparency will work. For now, this would not have kept Ross out of jail because the moral code is still widely established by the government. While enforcement of this code is also done thru the public's ostracisation, meaning that Ross could have potentially taken a hit to his reputation for selling drugs, he would not have gone to jail by the gov enforcers.
I appreciate your thoughts on this, but it's (imo) too much theory and we need bridges between now and then.