In 1785 philosopher Jeremy Bentham invented the Panopticon, a type of prison where a single jailer can see every prisoner. The jailer sits in a room in the center, and each cell radiates out like bicycle spokes. The idea is no prisoner knows if they’re being watched. It’s the next best thing to putt…
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