"There's nothing wrong with creeping authoritarianism because I currently agree with the authorities."

"There's no need for privacy because I have nothing to hide."

A very serious concern and I completely agree. However, it also seems like the kind of government that would have you arrested, killed or family harassed for shopping at a particular store probably wouldn’t permit that kind of particular store?

Again, it’s a valid concern but the GP was about real world use cases and it seems that’s not really one?

And if this is the concern why not use cash or monero or whatever for this particular transaction, surely the concern does not extend to all other transactions you are making?

Or religion, political inclinations, etc.

Basically people take for granted that they belong to the middle of the Gauss curve and forget this is neither true everywhere nor carved in stone, and certainly not consequence free.

Not to mention mass spying, which apparently every body is accepting now.

It feels like in the 30', where everybody is smooking cigarets and are think there is no problem right now with it, so they people raising concerns are not to be listened to.

> But, for argument's sake let's say you can be put in jail or killed for your sexuality.

Maybe don't live in a shithole country then. Use some of your money to move somewhere sensible.