Now I lay me down to sleep Knowing that your lenses peep Now I eat my daily bread And into the tape spool I'll be fed
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Describes feeling watched and consumed by surveillance or media.
- In plain terms
- I sleep knowing you watch me and feed me into your machine.
- What can you take from it?
- Privacy is vulnerable in a monitored world.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who controls your data?
- Is safety worth losing privacy?
Another view
Surveillance often promises security in exchange for privacy.
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