The other poll’s answers add extra information and I feel it can potentially confuse people who are answering.
Do you care about your own individual privacy?
“Yes”, “No”, “I have reason to believe there is an answer beyond strictly yes or no” (optionally, with a comment under that answer including your reasoning)
No other options. Please only pick one to upvote.
If there is something you have knowledge of that you would not share with me, some random stranger on the internet, you care about privacy and your answer is Yes. Otherwise, if I am allowed to have any information that you have, your answer is No.
I have to prioritize my privacy among many other urgent needs, like most other people (whether they realize it or not). If I have to choose between my family’s survival and privacy, obviously I care more about the former and less about the latter.
That said, when all it costs me is spare time (learning to use Session for messaging, or being a little more discerning in my electronics purchases to exclude cloud-based products), I am willing to do so. Even if it costs extra money.
But if caring about privacy would force me to stake out positions that detrimentally affect my social status in the real world (refusing to use the video conferencing applications I need for my job), that should be a no-brainer.