[borne0]

Hi, even if a data breach hadn't happened, did you have any concerns about people within the company having access to those photos? I also use myfitnesspal and strava but I have a strong aversion to sharing that kind of info with anyone, period.

I'm 36, is this a generational thing?

[pavel_lishin]

I'm 34, and I don't care. I also tend to walk around naked, without much care if someone spots me through a window - though I try not to obviously flash the neighbors through the kitchen window, which is the only real direct easy sightline.

I used to be really insecure about being nude - I requested, and got permission to, change somewhere besides the locker room in middle school - but I think I don't care anymore, and I don't really know when this change came about.

[komali2]

Same here - my new roommate is constantly closing the blinds at night because he doesn't want the old lady in the building across from us see us sit around and play video games, I guess.

I remember refusing to shower after the gym because I didn't want people to see my wiener.

I think it changed when my friend's bathroom's door lock was broken. His brother was about to go in and was the kind of guy that liked to announce it before doing so. I warned him about the door, and he goes "so?" I remember being very surprised he didn't care, so I ask "Well, what if someone walks in on you taking a dump?"

He laughs. "I'd say, 'get out of here, I'm taking a dump!'"

That was nearly 18 years ago and it sticks in my mind so well.

[gaius]

Back in Roman times you'd go to the communal bathroom with your friends, sitting side by side and having a chat while doing your business. They didn't even bother with cubicles back then.

[syshum]

>>Back in Roman times

Yes well should we talk about other things that happened back in Roman Times....

>>>sitting side by side and having a chat while doing your business. They didn't even bother with cubicles back then.

Please please lets not bring that back.... restrooms are not a meeting space, I dislike it when people attempt to talk to me at the sink when washing my hands, no restrooms are not a meeting space....

[komali2]

I definitely understand your discomfort! That's not something you should have to do if you don't like it.

I'm curious though, what happens if instead of reading the sentence like "back in Roman times, you read it like this:"

In rural India, it's typical for people to sit side-by-side and have a chat while doing your business. Sometimes they don't bother with cubicles there.

Or, maybe:

Wildfire firefighters, while on a line, typically squat side-by-side while doing their business. No cubicles in the wilderness.

If you don't think of it like a generational difference, and instead a cultural one, what are your thoughts? I only ask because I used to feel the same way until I witnessed #2. Sometimes it's just a mindset change, or cultural difference.

[pbhjpbhj]

And AIUI shared a sponge on a stick, dipped in vinegar, in lieu of toilet paper/bidet.

[azinman2]

So you became less embarrassed at his easy dismissal of something that you were afraid of?

[komali2]

Exactly. Even moreso, he made me realize there was nothing to fear. This "what's the worse that could happen, and how must I react" mindset has carried across to so many things for me.

What's the worse that could happen if someone walks in on my taking a dump? Well... I guess they'll have seen me taking a dump! And I'll tell them to leave!

What's the worse that could happen in this cold call? Well, I guess he could call me an asshole and hangup, and I'll make another call!

What's the worse that could happen if I ask for a raise? I get told no, and continue on with my day!

Etc.

[celticninja]

I think there is a difference between the ephemeral nature of someone spotting you naked and naked pics.of you preserved online forever

[pavel_lishin]

That's true - and I have actually had a nude photo of myself leaked when I was in high school. Oddly, I didn't care much then, either.

But in any case, the n-parent comment didn't mention the photo being totally nude, anyway.

[enobrev]

I'm almost 40 and this sort of thing doesn't bother me whatsoever. If someone wants to spend months flipping through billions of photos of strangers who are trying to lose weight, I couldn't possibly be bothered by it.

In most cases, when I send _anything_ to anyone, I do so accepting the fact that it may one-day end up as public knowledge. That hasn't stopped me from the occasional drunk tweet, but I won't send naked photos of myself to anyone, even privately. If I hadn't regained the 25 lbs I lost last year using MyFitnessPal, I might not mind as much.

That said, I also do my banking online, so I'm not exactly strict about it.

[komali2]

Pretty sure there's pics of my butthole on the internet, idgaf at this point

[pbhjpbhj]

Is it identifiable as you though. There are some roles in society where you might be discounted for having images like that around.

[corpMaverick]

There is some old joke. If you suddenly woke up naked in the street and you only had a small square of cloth. What would you cover ? Answer: your face.

[wingkongex]

Did you used to care that some dude at CVS would have possession of your photographs for hours at a time when you went to get them developed?

[gowld]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hour_Photo

[bigiain]

So it seems that yes - this is a generational thing :-)

(I'd be curious to run a straw-poll to find out how many Hackernews ever actually got "photographs developed"...)

[swozey]

I'm 34 and I've never had photos developed. When I was old enough (14-15?) to care about taking pictures of things I had one of those Sony Mavica floppy disk cameras that could hold something like, I dunno, 30-50 pictures.

But, on the flip side, every time I goto Walgreens there's people getting photos developed.

[borne0]

No, it didn't. But you took the chance the individual at that location was supremely interested in certain types of photos, whereas now if a '10x' developer was given access to a large amount of data they could zone in on what they want.

Upon writing my concerns out I am struck by how narcissistic and unlikely it sounds, but I still think I'd be a bit queasy when I click upload.

[tsumnia]

Well, the Polaroid camera was also a popular product during that same era. So I'd say, yes, people did care.

[syshum]

I never really took a large number of photos, when I did they were Digital or Polaroid,

and yes part of that was because of privacy

[Mononokay]

> I'm 36, is this a generational thing?

I wouldn't say so. I'm significantly younger than you and I feel the same way.

[craftkiller]

I'm 9 years your junior and I wouldn't care if pictures of me fully naked were all over the internet, but at the same time I'm a privacy freak. I think the division for me is: my image says nothing about me other than my love of gluttony, but my words and actions are my identity.

[jlarocco]

I guess it's a philosophical issue, but I would consider my physical image to be a part of my identity. In a way it's a reflection of a person's actions.

[mygo]

Even if you don’t personally identify with it, your love of gluttony can be used by others to identity you. So in that sense it’s a part of your identity.

[syshum]

>> I also use myfitnesspal and strava but I have a strong aversion to sharing that kind of info with anyone, period.

I signed up with completely fake info, and a email address only for myfitnesspal, My account has no photos, very little to no personal info, only a food/exercise log, recipes, and weight records.

Sad to see soo many in this thread seemingly not care about personal privacy anymore. Privacy has died an no one even cares.

//Late 30's in age

[komali2]

I think it's entirely personal, and I wouldn't judge anybody for being less, er, voyeuristic than me.

I'm kinda into it TBH.

From my perspective, what's the worse that could happen? Russia already has my dick pics, probably. If someone sent them to my mom, I'd say, "mom, don't look at those." If they sent them to my employer, I'd say "hey guys, looks like I was hacked lol." Probably wouldn't be fired over it and if I was I could just get a different job. If it somehow blew up on the internet I'd just become an anonymous remote contract worker or something.

This is kind of a fun exercise in threat management actually, the threat being my dadbod being exposed. Maybe I'm not taking it seriously enough? I know people that have had naked pictures of them exposed and it was traumatizing for them. For some reason I just don't think it would be for me.

EDIT: That's not to say the exposure wouldn't be an objectively shitty thing to do... just because I think I can handle it doesn't mean anybody else should have to worry about this kind of thing happening to them.