summary: the author seems to be suggesting that individuals living in the US should secede from public life and mass culture in favor of becoming "idiots" in th

summary: the author seems to be suggesting that individuals living in the US should secede from public life and mass culture in favor of becoming "idiots" in the original sense of the word[0]. Ignore the nation, ignore the state, focus on one's own local community, family, and friends -- and don't let strangers order you around. [0]: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἰδιώτης https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ἰδιώτης