Through the Looking Glass

Image: HBO's Voyeur

I might be a little late on this one but there was a great article in the NY Times last week. It discusses how people are increasingly making their lives more transparent, not only through voyeuristic architecture but also through the use of sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Researchers interviewed for the article have indicated concern for a society that never experiences time behind closed doors and suggest.

"There is a behavioral connection between the unconsciously 'for show' lives of those living in glass condos and the consciously “for show” lives of those spending more and more of their time online, where domestic activities are recorded in achingly specific detail. The result is a cultural confusion about private and public."

Check it out here.