There's something distinct about how late Gen X and early Millennials approach digital privacy—they're the bridge generation. They remember the pre-internet world, yet caught the digital wave early enough to witness its entire evolution. That hands-on history created a visceral understanding of surveillance and privacy that later generations often lack.

But here's the paradox: despite this awareness, society collectively shrugged. Privacy concerns that felt urgent two decades ago now feel quaint. Maybe it's fatigue, maybe it's the normalization of data collection, or maybe younger cohorts who grew up with smartphones as extensions of themselves never developed that friction. They accepted the trade-off from day one.

In the Web3 space, this generational gap matters. Those who understand what was lost tend to care about decentralization and digital sovereignty. The others? They're just chasing yield.