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.