Thank you for writing this. I kept wanting to say something smart, but now I think I will just give up on that and comment with thanks. :)

And those who are most often given that blanket right to know are usually those who most often exercise the right to not know.

Yes. Most privilege seems to come down to the ability to choose...whatever. Knowledge, integrity, space, privacy, what to do in life, what to say, how to say it... :(