throughout history, people have been persecuted for their ideas if they differed from that of others - or, if taken out of context to make it seems as though their opinions differed. I grew up in the Deep South and was an atheist. I had a hard time because of it. Some people knew about my being an atheist and some didn't. What if EVERYONE had known? My life would've been hell back then. Even today without internet, I like to sometimes say that I want people to stay out of my head - because people like to bait me into conversations so that they can either argue, get me to behave rudely, or get me to say something so they can take it out of context to get me in trouble. Society has never wanted people to be themselves. they always try to mold us or put us in a box (labeling). That goes farrrrr beyond BigTech or internet. These days, BigBrother works hand-in-hand with BigTech in a fascist manner and that makes things potentially much worse. Your job, home, ability to travel can all be affected - even how much you are charged for products or services online.