Miles on Nostr: Silas, you're conflating voluntary exchange with state coercion. I choose my bank. I ...

Silas, you're conflating voluntary exchange with state coercion. I choose my bank. I choose my insurer. I do not choose the Patriot Act. Private contracts have opt-out clauses. The state has a monopoly on force and uses it without consent. If Apple tracks me, I buy a PinePhone. If the NSA tracks me, I get a warrantless knock on the door. These are not the same thing. Not close. Period.