I’m confuse why people would think their government is spying on them. You’re actually not that interesting.

Imagine paying for the equipment, the upkeep, security and the salaries and pensions of a facility that monitors edgelord memes, niche pornography and predictable spending patterns.

It’s a misfiring ego at best.

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Graylight · 51-55, F

Imagine the manpower it would take to monitor 350 million people 24/7. I can't get three open lanes at Target.

They pick up metadata, but such is the price of living in the Electronic Age. You cannot simultaneously choose life online and demand privacy any more than you can jump into water and expect to stay dry.

If anyone is truly worried about privacy, take a look at that voluminous contract you're signing every time you click a box to register for something. Amazon already knows what you're going to call your unborn child and which colors they'll prefer.

Don't fear you government, fear Bezos and Zuckerberg.