Sante's Secrecy

Sante's argument about secrecy and his examples of breakdowns of secrets (i.e. Soviet Union, the internet, and the media) tell us that our society today needs secrets to survive.  We also need to find out secrets, for it makes us feel empowered to have knowledge others don't.  Secrecy is an important aspect in American society.  We use it to feel safe and guarded, putting our trust in them, which can lead to catastrophe when a secret is shared, no longer making a secret but a public fact for all to know.  That's basically what the internet does today.  Media and the technological world has violated our privacy and our ability to keep secrets.  Some secrets we've kept our whole lives can be shared in an instant to millions of people.  Because of Facebook, Myspace and other social networks, people feel the need to share every aspect of their lives, having no regard for secrecy.