The issue isn't what your direct personal consequence would be. The issue is what Snowden called "turnkey tyranny". These tools can easily be seriously abused.

The issue isn't what your direct personal consequence would be. The issue is what Snowden called "turnkey tyranny". These tools can easily be seriously abused. When they are, a Democratic regime can collapse. The US democracy is eroding. Civil rights will be lost. Eventually, they won't even need to carry on with the democracy theater. The indirect consequences for everyone, may be dire.