[ExI] 1950 census, was: RE: tennis

[spike at rainier66.com]

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Subject: Re: [ExI] 1950 census, was: RE: tennis

On Tue, 17 May 2022 at 03:59, spike jones via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> From: spike at rainier66.com <spike at rainier66.com> …  Today, there are a 
> loooootta lotta people who are living and perfectly healthy who 
> suddenly are unwillingly public domain…spike
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> spike
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In the UK the census data is released to the public after 100 years.
So fewer people will still be alive to be embarrassed by the data.

BillK

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Hi BillK,

My quirky hobby is DNA-based genealogy.  I am conflicted on that: personally I think it should be 100 years, but I am thankful that it is 72.  So I have moral cognitive dissonance over the whole thing and I do confess I have found out stuff that I don't talk about with other family members.  Not telling something one knows is another source of moral cognitive dissonance.

My comment above creates still more cog-dis.  For instance, I sometimes comment that I learned something I wish I didn't know.  Does anyone here have a good example of finding out something you really wish you didn't know?  I don't.  I have learned some disturbing things, but I would rather be disturbed than ignorant.  So... while respecting others' privacy, I am good with the 72 year delay on census records.

spike