Can you elaborate on what harm the NSA has done?

Basically everything I have said to anyone since I was a young child is sitting in their data center, ready to blackmail me if I ever tried to run for office or pursue any power.

Ditto for everyone else here that grew up in the age of the internet and the patriot act

I agree that there's potential for harm with the data collected. I was wondering if there's any examples of actual harm.

The chilling effect it causes has already caused a ton of harm. For instance, I can never run for office because I don’t want the public to know what I said on Facebook when I was 16.

You sound like someone educated through the circular reasoning and echo chamber of Reddit and other internet fora.

You’re demonstrating a two dimensional, emotionally charged view of complex topics, which doesn’t reflect well.

My apologies for the modest challenge my comments created for your worldview.

And you sound like someone I would never ever trust.