[hammock]

You are being downvoted by anti-backdoor people, which is fine, but you highlight an interesting new facet of the discussion:

How do we build a functioning world where secrets are not required? By this I don’t mean “everyone behaves good and therefore has nothing to hide/fear” but rather, how do we function in a world in which secrets are simply not possible?

[ptero]

It is not black and white. There is a continuum of difference between my whole life being discoverable by a targeted effort of a major state (for which there were always very few defenses) and "we have no privacy" world where my whole life is being easily seen by anyone: employers, coworkers, neighbors, potential dates, etc.

I think sliding down towards "I have no privacy" end of the spectrum is bad for both the citizens and the society. Stopping the this slide is a worthwhile goal. My 2c.

[hammock]

Yes

[lazide]

Generally? Lots and lots of lying and bullshit, so people stop knowing or caring what the actual truth is as long as people do x specific thing they need.

[impossiblefork]

What do you mean, 'secrets are not possible'? You can still have secrets, you just stop writing things down, stop talking and literally start whispering or using other anti-eavesdropping techniques.

[hammock]

It’s a thought experiment , as I observe that it is becoming harder and harder to have secrets. Even your examples (whispering, speaking behind a closed wall, even private thoughts) are either no longer safe or have promising technology being actively developed to counter them

[christophilus]

Locally.