Etiquette (1922) on privacy in public

What BBN said about it

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEmily Post, 1922: "Do not expose your private affairs, feelings or innermost thoughts in public.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYou are knocking down the walls of your house when you do."

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWalls.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorLiterally, Hank. Part one, the broken heater, that's a wall. Part two, the parking spot, another wall.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBy part twelve, her house is a lawn chair.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd the landlord is standing in the yard, watching her eat cereal.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorExactly! So she needs to rebuild. One wall per day, starting with no posting about the thermostat. That's how you keep a secret.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDana replies: She says her house had no walls anyway, it was an open floor plan.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThen the book has never been more right. Verdict: stop posting, buy curtains, and let the landlord guess.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThat was Etiquette, by Emily Post, published in 1922, per Project Gutenberg.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, you could use that advice. You livestreamed your entire tax return last month.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorMy bunker has four walls and no story. The Beanie Baby has seen everything, though.