I had our annual chat with a friend ( long story, it is just hard for us to find time we can both be in the same place ). She works in a hospital and said the same thing about medical bills. One person can't keep track of all this. I had the same point about privacy. We do need something better. The current version does not work for me.
The concept of freedom is so interesting. In the US, it is an inherent right. Many things are protected as inalienable rights from government intrusion. But a darker picture emerges when freedom is weaponized by private people (e.g. corporations). Your freedom actually starts turning into a capitalist feeding frenzy. Take it one step further and it is a nightmare (stalkers). Freedom is a careful balance of the two. This trade off is a strange yet inevitable world Americans live in.
You're only valuable to these companies if they can put an ad in front of you. If you quit Facebook and use uBlock, it's costing these companies money to keep track of your interests for ads if they can't serve you any.
