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 privacy is important but too much privacy can make for a lonely life 
 Was that a private thought? 
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 Pft. You gotta try more glory holes. Lots of privacy there...privates 
 well that’s a solution 
 What is too much privacy? 
 some are ok with more isolation than others, but 100% privacy means 0% intimacy. some level of vulnerability is a requirement for real connection 
 Privacy is friendzoned. 
 that’s true because intimacy requires vulnerability and divulgence 
 Privacy is the ability to choose what you want to share, with whom, and when. 
 privacy is the social immune system

the first thing a parasite does is compromise the core defenses

https://cyc-net.org/cyc-online/cycol-0105-rituals.html

public confession and creating a system of confession are two red flags of a cult/brainwashing operation

we are living in a society of open air cult indoctrination, concealed as democracy and free press 
 agree on this, my point is only that some privacy must be sacrificed for intimacy. no one is invulnerable, a completely private life is a completely isolated life 
 Sure, being around on socials or in person is exercising this ability. And for most here I think fairly healthy 
 not if you have a wife, kids and other relatives. Dude, you need to de-digitize a bit more. 
 probably right 
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