I have no natural desire for privacy. Can you sell me on protecting my data?

So... Imagine the entire world went and created an entire story around your life. This social understanding of you would influence everything from who reached to you, what types of jobs you were hirable for, what lines of credit you'd get access to, where you could live, what your pay would be.

You are one day made aware of this, it need not even be true at all, and society might budge and correct things here and there; but you have no way of knowing who will actually do so and follow through. Imagine, you are trying to escape a technically saavy tormentor. In order to avoid them, you have to burn every bridge with your past to stay off their radar.

Imagine that even in your worst conceivable, lowest moment, there is no less than than 4 organizations aware of what's happening to you at one time or another.

This is why you should care about privacy. If you don't, you're not just trading away your own, but everyone else's too.

I have no inclination to convince anyone of that. You represent the low-hanging fruit that baits automated scams to build a powerful portfolio, using computer vision to recognize your friends, college, and hometown. Your children, parents, maiden name, pets, day job and maybe some things you didn’t know about.

When a telemarketer calls and asks for you by name, you are the low-hanging fruit that reassures me when they never ask for my name.

... Try to get a mortgage or other large loan if your personal data regarding $$ is corrupted. Try getting some positions or clearances if your association data is corrupted.