I didn’t explain it all in this post. I’m a compartmentalizer. I choose what to leave in the open, for convenience, and what to hide. I also believe that those who take their privacy much more seriously are already under extra scrutiny from the fed. 

I’m aware of the sociological concept that individuals are rather unpredictable, but large masses are very predictable. I’m not underestimating the influence of large companies data collection efforts. I’m also not concerned with them knowing what flavors I like. 

I have the tools, and I know at a decent level how to use them. When I want to keep something private, I run a vpn, use a Firefox instance with privacy badger, ublock, and all the Mozilla spyware turned off. I’ve got tor browser setup if it’s that serious, and to test my relay’s onion service. 

That’s my personal choice, and it’s informed, suited to my threat profile, and works for me.