After discussing the implications and impact of the tracking algorithms implemented in modern-day software, I have thought about their manifestation in my life and the different tradeoffs I make. As someone who has been pretty conscious about my personal data for the past few years - essentially blocking all trackers and being very conservative with the information I give out online, sometimes this effort feels pointless to me, knowing that my younger self was so liberal in my indulgence with the companies that happen to be some of the worst offenders when it comes to digital privacy. I am certainly tempted to have a more personalized digital experience, considering I have already succumbed to the large social media platforms. I often think about deleting my social media accounts to loosen the algorithm's hold on me; however, I feel so far gone. Beyond the addictiveness of the algorithm, the fear of missing out by leaving a social commonplace and not getting information relevant to my interests is enough for me to continue to use these applications. I understand the value of controlling my data, though, and I prefer it be centralized with noteworthy companies instead of being so dispersed that I have no control over who has access to what. Yet, in reality, it is so distributed already, but an older and inaccurate profiling of me is preferable to accessing my current self as an accumulation of data points.