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Story summary
- Digital privacy is now a status symbol in the United States, with invisibility valued over constant online presence.
- Users generate unpaid labor for platforms like Facebook, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube, which companies harvest as data assets.
- AI's rise exposed the monetary value of this content, prompting legal battles over ownership and licensing.
- Wealthy elites limit phone use and buy digital-detox retreats, while most people stay pressured to share personal moments.
