Is privacy overrated?

So I was thinking today about things like privacy and if we really need it. I know our civil liberties are pretty much based on the concept of privacy and all, but from a sociological standpoint, I have to wonder if people really benefit from it.

So here's my stream of consciousness...

I was watching tosh.o and saw the video clip of the girls in the hot tub, which if you haven't seen it, is a very unfortunate clip, for everyone. I was immediately disgusted and thought to myself, "who the hell needs to see this sh!t?" Sorry for the pun, I couldn't help it.

Then it struck me that maybe if we saw girls do more normal stuff like this, more human frailty and all that, maybe society wouldn't treat women like objects quite as much. I mean, if girls do human stuff, maybe they are good for more than modeling clothes and taking off their shirts for cameras.

Industrialized and suburban living creates an isolated way of living that departs from a more traditional one of living near families and even with them. I'm thinking of the way tribes live together, there's really no way to hide it when you want to get freaky, or go to the bathroom or pop a zit. I guess I'm wondering if isolating ourselves from the day to day grossness of other human beings makes us less human? We can make up lies about the way we live and we all start to believe the bs handed to us so that we'll buy lots of expensive soap to clean up our messiness.

Now let me clarify, I'm not interested in watching anybody use the bathroom or get freaky. What I'm interested in is the question of the truly horrific stuff that stays hidden, like domestic and child abuse, because we can't stand being too close to anyone else. I'm thinking if more mothers lived with their daughters, guys would think twice before beating the crap out of their wives.

I'm not going to try to be academic here, like I said, stream of consciousness. I just think we miss out on being connected by worrying that people won't think we're perfect and don't poo. I used to think viral videos were disgusting, but I'm starting to think they unite the human experience in a way that's been missing for way too long.

Your thoughts please!