The prolific Doctor Weinberger appears today in Strumpette, with a guest posting on transparency. Among much else, he says,
So, all hail transparency… except it’s important that we preserve some shadows. Opaqueness in the form of anonymity protects whistleblowers and dissidents, women being beaten by their husbands, girls looking for abortion advice, people working through feelings of shame about who they are, and more. Anonymity and pseudonymity allow people to participate on the Web who perhaps aren’t as self-confident as the loudest voices we hear there….
Likewise, some meetings should be held behind closed doors. Privacy can be liberating. There are some things we’re not entitled to know and some activities are better with the lights off.
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