[rvrabec]

"When we contemplate an invasion of privacy–-such as having our personal information gathered by companies in databases–-we instinctively recoil. Many discussions of privacy appeal to people’s fears and anxieties.9 What commentators often fail to do, however, is translate those instincts into a reasoned, well-articulated account of why privacy problems are harmful."

I came across a practical discussion of this on reddit -> https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/ez1tyo/how_do_i_co.... it's helpful but also befuddling.

[groovybits]

I find most of the discussions on r/privacy befuddling.

That comment by /u/DocMorp gets it right:

"The problem is abstract. So you have to find examples where they are actually directly negatively affected."

Online privacy IS an abstract concept. To the layman, digital privacy != physical privacy. Even on forums dedicated to the subject, its importance cannot be explained simply in plain words.