That exact thought has been on my mind for quite some time. It's hilarious to me, we're actually led to believe massive data centers are being constructed, simply to generate silly cat images. It's as credible as the increased bandwidth provided by 5G or fiber optics, to facilitate the download of movies within seconds: rather than being in preparation of sensors mapping the physical world in real-time, for permanently mobile (vehicles, drones, robots, etc.) or stationary sensors, respectively.

Governments around the world go to great lengths, to not have to directly consult citizens on issues. They rather put a system in place that monitors them in the background, presumably to be able to generate rapports: serving as pseudo-studies, gaslighting them into believing there's support for causes they might oppose; and/or to serve personalized propaganda. It's ultimately the reason for the "age" verification of the web: at the very least ensuring organic engagement, and at worst tying any online activity to individual persons.

If we do not manage to stop the current trajectory, we might end up in a dystopia, where there's a God-like apparatus quite literally always observing us (which is what Peter Thiel might really refer to, when comparing efforts against it to the anti-Christ). Where we need to explain to our children the sky is looking back at them, and everyday objects hide sensors, tracking their every move and breath they take. And that despite you being their biological parent, any relevant decisions are actually being made by the machine.

If that becomes reality, I seriously doubt I could live life knowing that. And will likely take my own life as a result of it, that is assuming it will allow me to haha... ;)