All I want to say is that your comparison is inadequate. You want to put on the same level privacy within family, and government controlled usurpation of your freedom and rights, which is totally different things. Not to mention that technically such level of control wasn't possible in previous history.The problem is not with the someone who likes his governing elita, like you do, but with someone who doesn't. If I understand you corectly, your main thesis is that we pour mortals should be satisfied with what we have already, and not to dare to ask sufficient questions. Because people that lead us knows better than us what we need. Well known part of Dostoyevski's Great Inquisitor.
Everything has it price, and so the "hell of a goood job" of your leaders. Revolution indeed eats their own children.
Thank, now I want what you wanted from me.

Good point, it wasn't exactly the same.
You have to keep in mind that villages had their own governments, like village council or village mayor. It means that the low levels of government knew what all folks are off too. The villagers couldn't write, so no censorship, but whatever you said, could have reach mayor, as form of gossips.
Some of the Kings or governments in the past had organized strong police services too. There was a policeman in every village kipping an eye on population. Not to protect people, to protect kings interest mostly. French in 18th century, the Russian Czar police and censorship, probably even more so in Prussian German.
In feudalism system there was always Landlord who was checking his flock, and one couldn't even move or travel without his permission.
Did you ever seen tv series Rome by HBO? Very well done accurate life of Roman citizens across many classes. I think it is one of the best depictions of life in antiquity.
You miss the part when I call governments and politicians Morons?
PS. I know what I have and what I can lose. Being poor some time ago and having just few possessions, I know how valuable things are.
And yes I'm very appreciative too. Every time I'm turning the knob in bathroom and there is hot water coming from the ceiling, I thank the one, the unknown sole, who invented the shower. One of the top human inventions, period.