Important difference though: the point of "we shouldn't be surprised by this" isn't just "why is this here, it's uninteresting"; it's about redirecting the conv

Important difference though: the point of "we shouldn't be surprised by this" isn't just "why is this here, it's uninteresting"; it's about redirecting the conversation toward the important underlying questions of government surveillance, etc. The very fact that these kind of surveillance tactics are unsurprising is itself a noteworthy topic that many here consider to be made more important and noteworthy with every new insight like this that gets released.