MBM – The Panopticon
June 8, 2010 2 Comments
Do not fear the Panopticon. Have you ever considered that they could be used for good instead of just for social control?
Have you ever considered that? Have you? What do you mean that you’ve not heard of the Panopticon?? Ok, fair enough, I hadn’t heard of it either until last week. It’s a crazy kind of prison that regulates the behaviour of the prisoners by its very design. I won’t bother trying to explain it further, but it is fascinating. Why not read the wikipedia page about it, here. In one of our in-depth philosophical discussions, Dr Angel and I wondered if the Panopticon concept could be tweaked so that it actually provided positive encouragement. We’re so bloody intellectual. Anyway, feel free to join the debate in the comments section below. Or not. You can do what you want to. You’re not stuck in a Panopticon.
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I promise I’ll write something on the panopticon soon. Maybe tomorrow in the pub?
The pub seems the only appropriate place to fully explore the myriad of complexities that is the Panopticon. Maybe someone should open a pub that’s based on the Panopticon design. It might encourage people to drink more.