It should go without saying that I agree with your description of things. Likely everybody else here does too, it's why we're all subscribed to a "privacy" community. I just don't see the point of telling people what they already know, that's it's all terrible, that they're right to think it's terrible, etc etc. I'd prefer to hear ideas for solutions, personally.
But others will surely vote you up and vote me down, so I guess I'm in the minority.