You are not giving up privacy to a prosperous society, you are just giving up privacy.
I couldn't find evidence that mass surveillance is good a society.
I couldn't find evidence that mass surveillance is good a society.
Kinda-good, 1, so and so can just go check the camera that points at the central plaza fountain that anyone can access, and sees that his spouse has arrived and is waiting for him as agreed.
or Bad, 2, cameras all over that everyone has no idea who controls, watches, and/or is recording
“Convenience, less human hours wasted on boring stuff” is fine as an individual consumer mindset, but does not form sufficient criteria for evaluating complex social systems.