OK. The thing is, if your opsec, mastery of the tech etc. is good, you're less likely to get in legal trouble, so it makes sense for me to prioritize that over learning to play the games of people I despise, with arbitrary rules that only apply to an area within imaginary borders, and that can change on a politician's whim, rendering my knowledge irrelevant with the flip of a switch.

Tech is universal, math is timeless. I'd rather advocate for those as tools for the preservation of our freedoms, than the ephemeral brain farts of a proud lawmaker.

Sure it's good to know your so-called rights, and at the end of the day everybody has to find their own balance. Especially those rights that are more basic / fundamental, the result of mankind's fight for freedom spanning centuries and not administrations, and less likely to be, ahem, withdrawn, at least in the near future, at least without resistance. And I guess there is some overlap, e.g. if you know how law enforcement works, e.g. under what conditions they can raid your house and seize your hardware, you can design your practices, setups etc. in awareness of it, as opposed to ignoring the special characteristics of your most likely and most powerful adversary.