"If we want to care about this stuff, things need to change in very dramatic ways." Absolutely & unequivocally. Hard part is, the technological means is baked

"If we want to care about this stuff, things need to change in very dramatic ways." Absolutely & unequivocally. Hard part is, the technological means is baked into every modern SoC & NIC, huge amounts of money are being made from the 'big Data' industry created & the psychopaths are driving the bus. We survived just fine back in the Stone Age(pre-smartphone) and we can hold out for change($=vote). Principals often require certain sacrifices.