Writer's Block: Peek-a-boo, what to do?
Sep. 10th, 2009 07:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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Define "look." I mean, just the simple act of noticing that an email client or journal is open could be considering looking. (I mean, I've been yelled at for looking at someone's cell phone because it made a text message notification noise, even though there was no way I could actually read the message). And as reading is almost involuntary for most people, sometimes you can't help but read a line of an open diary even before your mind realizes what you are doing. However, when it comes to actually committing to reading private things in depth . . .
When thinking about this in the hypothetical, I would say I'd be pretty likely to since I'm rather nosy and don't really take privacy (my own or others') that seriously. I honestly wouldn't care that much if someone hacked into my stuff; I figure if someone gets into my private business knowing it's my private business, then I'm not responsible for anything that might upset them regarding it. Plus I'm just not that ashamed of myself; I do most everything with deliberation and good intention and so there's really no skeletons to dig up anyway. I know I shouldn't assume others feel the same way, but as privacy isn't a priority for me it's never been something I've taken really seriously for others, either.
But, you know . . . Upon closer consideration of my actual experiences, it's surprising to realize that the times I've been explicitly faced with this conundrum (emails left open, Livejournal left logged in), I've seldom actually taken advantage of it-- even when I've been really curious. I can think of several specific instances like this. I guess I'm a virtuous nonbeliever, lol. If I do anything, it's usually to fuck with the person but not breach their private business, like update their journal or status with something silly that lets them on on their mistake :-P
Define "look." I mean, just the simple act of noticing that an email client or journal is open could be considering looking. (I mean, I've been yelled at for looking at someone's cell phone because it made a text message notification noise, even though there was no way I could actually read the message). And as reading is almost involuntary for most people, sometimes you can't help but read a line of an open diary even before your mind realizes what you are doing. However, when it comes to actually committing to reading private things in depth . . .
When thinking about this in the hypothetical, I would say I'd be pretty likely to since I'm rather nosy and don't really take privacy (my own or others') that seriously. I honestly wouldn't care that much if someone hacked into my stuff; I figure if someone gets into my private business knowing it's my private business, then I'm not responsible for anything that might upset them regarding it. Plus I'm just not that ashamed of myself; I do most everything with deliberation and good intention and so there's really no skeletons to dig up anyway. I know I shouldn't assume others feel the same way, but as privacy isn't a priority for me it's never been something I've taken really seriously for others, either.
But, you know . . . Upon closer consideration of my actual experiences, it's surprising to realize that the times I've been explicitly faced with this conundrum (emails left open, Livejournal left logged in), I've seldom actually taken advantage of it-- even when I've been really curious. I can think of several specific instances like this. I guess I'm a virtuous nonbeliever, lol. If I do anything, it's usually to fuck with the person but not breach their private business, like update their journal or status with something silly that lets them on on their mistake :-P
