> Their interests are implicitly considered and they're transmitted on channels you and I don't have access to. I'm talking about the general issue of asymmetric representation

I’ve worked on other issues that got passed into legislation. In the privacy cases, I was speaking directly to the electeds.

Nobody showed up. They were dead ends unless they could be linked to an issue people care about, e.g. abortion in blue states and Chinese espionage in red ones.

> Most people are assaulted with many, many more attacks on their rights and wellbeing. Those are more immediate concerns

People with strong views on digital privacy tend to be wealthier and better-educated than the average American. Also, the single mother of three working two jobs will show up to town halls and electeds’ field offices when it comes to issues they care about. And it’s impactful.

People do show up and civically engage. Just not on digital privacy.