Sounds to me like there is no freedom without proof of work.

And once you gain that freedom the easy part is over. You will have to fight claw & cling to every shred of it. Governments (official or otherwise) will slowly erode & legislate tiny bits of it away because they think you won't care. At that point it gets even harder to regain what you lost. Freedom & self-sovereignty isn't free. The personal responsibility & accountability can be a real pain in the ass, but trust me it's worth every second

Let me put here one of my favorites quotes "there is no freedom without restrictions". So you have to know what and where the borders of the restrictions are, to gain freedom what's within your power.

THIS. Well said. I will add this

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“Does not the spirit thirst for freedom?” – Alas, not my spirit alone, my body too thirsts for it hourly! When before the odorous castle-kitchen my nose tells my palate of the savory dishes that are being prepared therein, it feels a fearful pining at its dry bread; when my eyes tell the hardened back about soft down on which one may lie more delightfully than on its compressed straw, a suppressed rage seizes it; when – but let us not follow the pains further. – And you call that a longing for freedom? What do you want to become free from, then? From your hardtack and your straw bed? Then throw them away! – But that seems not to serve you: you want rather to have the freedom to enjoy delicious foods and downy beds. Are men to give you this “freedom” – are they to permit it to you? You do not hope that from their philanthropy, because you know they all think like you: each is the nearest to himself! How, therefore, do you mean to come to the enjoyment of those foods and beds? Evidently not otherwise than in making them your property!

If you think it over rightly, you do not want the freedom to have all these fine things, for with this freedom you still do not have them; you want really to have them, to call them yours and possess them as your property. Of what use is a freedom to you, indeed, if it brings in nothing? And, if you became free from everything, you would no longer have anything; for freedom is empty of substance. Whoso knows not how to make use of it, for him it has no value, this useless permission; but how I make use of it depends on my personality [Eigenheit].

I have no objection to freedom, but I wish more than freedom for you: you should not merely be rid of what you do not want; you should not only be a “freeman,” you should be an “owner [Eigner]” too.

-- Max Stirner

I will also add that freedom is a state of mind. Anything is possible if you really want it (without being unreasonable naturally). Rules and regulations normally restrict, they never say "You are allowed to do X" so be aware of them and find a way around them. No one can really stop you from doing anything, only You can.

I feel uneasy about the defending yourself legally part. It acknowledges fake, non-natural law as something to give a hoot about. It's like saying "The game is rigged against you, but instead of exiting it, get better at it so you can sometimes win it maybe." I know it's often good, practical advice, it's just horrible to hear for non-statist ears.

Everything else resonates. Freedom is not a natural state, it takes resources, technology and know-how to maintain. As our civilization advances, opportunities to be free open.

Bitcoin is freedom!

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Your freedom ends where the freedom of other begins.

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Thank god i dont have to worry about freedom .... living in tyranny makes me not worry about this :)