Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.
A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home.
What you have when everyone wears the same playclothes for all occasions, is addressad by nickname, expected to participate in Show And Tell, and bullied out of any desire form privacy, is not democracy; it is kindergarten.
I dream of wayward gulls and all landless lovers, rare moments of winter sun, peace, privacy, for everyone.
Privacy and security are those things you give up when you show the world what makes you extraordinary.
This is why I loved technology: if you used it right, it could give you power and privacy.