Comment by kube-system

It is clear that many people know that many services they enjoy compromise their privacy. These stories have been covered by mainstream media ad nauseam. Jokes about privacy compromises are part of pop-culture at this point.

Most people, however, are not enthusiasts or activists who are wholly invested in these topics. Even being aware of the issue, most act based on their immediate needs. Immediacy is an extremely important factor in decision-making.

If we were to give this a utilitarian assessment formula:

[severity of problem] * [immediacy of problem] <||> [importance of need] * [immediacy of need]

Many people using social media to communicate with their family may evaluate that as:

[100] * [1] < [100] * [100]