It's fine if it doesn't resonate with you, but that's evidently because your perspective is limited by your relatively good fortune. "Dystopia" wouldn't seem s

It's fine if it doesn't resonate with you, but that's evidently because your perspective is limited by your relatively good fortune. "Dystopia" wouldn't seem so contrived to residents of East Germany under the Stasi. We're not speaking in hypotheticals. There is precedent for societies using the available technology to erode privacy as much as possible. "Enemies trying to ruin lives" wouldn't seem so contrived to some people who've had abusive, stalker exes. Read about some of the things people do for personal vendettas. It may not have happened to you, but it probably happened to somebody you know. "I think what the author is trying to say is that if you live an open life with few secrets, then your life will be less stressful." Until someone unexpectedly uses your personal information to materially harm your well-being. Then your life becomes much more stressful.