I think you are missing the implicit reasoning of the 'paranoid people'. They assume that somebody does want to know about them, personally. Your comments are true in a broad sense - I am not concerned that my bank knows where I shop, or similar things.

However a lot of people could potentially be personally interested in things I say on a survey. A university is a small place. People play tennis with each other. They go to lunch. They have to have something to talk about. And one day it might be the scintillating witty reply someone put on their survey.

Also you're being pretty smug about your virtuous life. At least have a bit of compassion for people who are less virtuous than you, and aren't ready to be proud of it. Doesn't freedom mean that they can do what they want without a fight? If they can't, they're not really free.

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I didn't believe in evil until I dated it.

In reply to Re: Re: (OT) Dealing with end user paranoia by jepri
in thread (OT) Dealing with end user paranoia by jlongino

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