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>Basic human decency.

You've got a very large, diverse population without a strong social identity and ever-fraying trust. So you won't consistently get basic human decency any longer. That's something which is extended to the in-group with which you have real social ties and obligations. Most people don't have this any longer.

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Even if what you're saying is true, and I'm skeptical that it is, why is the solution to give up entirely on trying to preserve or promote it?

I agree. I understand that there's no expectation of privacy in a public area and this is amplified by people having cameras/video recording capabilities in their hands than ever before. I think it's different though when it's at a private event though, like a birthday party, funeral, etc and folks shouldn't default to livestreaming

> So you won't consistently get basic human decency any longer. That's something which is extended to the in-group with which you have real social ties and obligations.

This is nonsense. People started taking photos of crowds almost as soon as the camera was invented.

But back then 99.99% of those pictures did not get published anywhere.

That’s true, but what does publishing have to do with being indecent, and how does that relate to in-groups and out-groups?

let's not make grand conclusions from singular observations, especially if they align with your own opinions. That's a recipe for deluding yourself.

Human decency still exists as it has always done. But perhaps not in a form that we all agree on.

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