No worries, your explanation of where she is coming from makes sense to me, but I see freedom in our current statist paradigm on a spectrum from freedom the sta

No worries, your explanation of where she is coming from makes sense to me, but I see freedom in our current statist paradigm on a spectrum from freedom the state "imposes" on its people, and the freedom people give themselves. The the individualistic approach that I had in mind is for people that are deeply concerned about being able to access/share information will need to take a more proactive approach to the technology they use. There is plenty accesible technical information online that is not blocked which can enable people to help create the solutions they want instead expecting the government to be swift in protecting their interests. For me personally, because of all the issues around the state possibly mandating backdoors in consumer electronics like cellular devices, made me look for alternatives like this: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http://hlt.media.mit.edu/%3Fp%3D2182&strip=1 https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:http:/... I also think because individuals have much more power on the internet than over any other aspects of society (due to the lower barriers of meaningful participation, though many choose not to exercise such power over themselves do to ignorance,connivence or w/e), individuals should take some responsibility for their own interests as well. At the end of the day, even if the state mandates something, if their ability to enforce such mandate is not totalistic, organizations and individuals will find ways around to achieve their goals with the freedom they give themselves.