[AnthonyMouse]

> People in the mainstream are /already/ assuming the worst case scenario

People in the mainstream don't understand what the worse case scenario is.

They give up their information and don't see any obvious consequences because they don't understand what the consequences actually are. The data gets used for things like price discrimination, which you're not even aware is happening, but then that "free" service ends up costing you $250/month.

Partisans spend all day calling one another fascists and communists, never thinking what would happen with the data in these companies if a government at the level of totalitarianism that existed in actual reality during the 20th century came to power in the 21st.

[nitrogen]

what would happen with the data in these companies if a government at the level of totalitarianism that existed in actual reality during the 20th century came to power in the 21st.

The past year should give everyone pause in this regard, no matter which side (or no side) you are on.