That's a very unreasonable take. Privacy is not reserved for "special" people, it's for everyone. A $1,200 smartphone is generally not considered a "great deal"

That's a very unreasonable take. Privacy is not reserved for "special" people, it's for everyone. A $1,200 smartphone is generally not considered a "great deal" and definitely not "the best deal ever offered to a human being in recorded history". And users are absolutely justified to oppose on-device surveillance introduced on their smartphone, regardless of whether you consider it a "product" or a "service".