The snooping instinct

People love to snoop at others. We all have this urge to observe other people's thoughts, feelings, behaviors, lives when they don't know we're there.We do it all the time, in every chance we get:Listening to radio shows where listeners call and spill their guts about the trouble in their lives; Watching reality shows; Peeping at forums where people share their experiences / problems / opinions; eavesdropping to strangers' conversations sitting next to you in a cafe, sitting behind you on the bus, standing in front of you in line, wherever.There is nothing more intriguing than getting a sneak peek at someone else's secrets. And I want to refer some questions to you:Do you also have this curiosity about other people's lives? What ways do YOU have to satisfy it?Where do you think this urge comes from?What, in your opinion, is the great appeal in that?Do you have any specific peeping story you can share?I have my own interpretation to the snooping instinct, which I will gladly share. But I want to hear your thoughts first. And for those of you who wonder, I'm not asking just for the sake of making some noise on facebook. This is for a specific project I'm working on. So thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts on the matter with me…