This public/private dichotomy reminds me sharply of a novel I read at one of those late teen-age formative periods, For Us, the Living[1], by Heinlein. In that story, it was a norm that you could declare "private sphere", and journalists et al would have to ignore the ensuing events until going "public" again. In that world, it had basically put the papparatzi out of work. There are some other gems in there, like a future law where if a country was to go to war, it was put to a popular vote, and if the measure passed, those who voted for war were moved to the head of the draft list.
I'm not sure whether everyone should be banned or required to read Heinlein in high school...
I'm not sure whether everyone should be banned or required to read Heinlein in high school...
[1] http://amzn.to/2eemScq