>Sometime around middle school I gave up on privacy. [...] So if there was anything I was considering doing where if it became public I would be hurt, I wouldn'

>Sometime around middle school I gave up on privacy. [...] So if there was anything I was considering doing where if it became public I would be hurt, I wouldn't do it. This is great when you're in middle school and your biggest concern is maybe how to talk your parents into buying you a videogame or ask out your first crush. But in the world of grownups we are sometimes pulled into serious situations and we have to do these things. Sometimes we can only choose the lesser evil. And then privacy is all you have. In today's world where basic human rights are questioned, abortions aren't legal everywhere and some people lose their minds when confronted with different opinions, privacy is about the only thing you have to protect in order to get through life without being constantly troubled.