When the internet became accessible to the public, that is, in the mid-1990s, there was the phenomenon of people putting their deepest secrets on the internet. Anonymity, simplicity and speed were seductive. The confession quickly made, anonymity largely preserved, and perhaps there was even this little thrill that someone one knows might read the secrets without knowing who was behind them. These tele-confessions were cathartic. Today this has reversed: Everyone should see what one does without finding out what one…
I grew up in the country where cars were invented. The roads and cars here seem safe; in any case, everything is done to make them safe. The accident is anticipated, the risk calculated, possible collisions computed, and the damage minimized through modular construction, so we are told. We want to be prepared for everything, here. It is this logic of securing, calculating risk, and prevention that makes me want to leave this country again. There is no room for…
