My takeaway from the book was that sovereign individuals are citizens of cyberspace. Strong cryptography makes them ungovernable so unless they're being physically oppressed, they can live in a totalitarian state and still retain their freedoms online.
That is certainly one interpretation and correct.
However the book does outline what will be a bigger reaction and some fairly dramatic side effects of choosing to endure through such turmoil, where countries have such a long way to fall. Those persons who were once rich and are no longer are much more likely to strike in the name of injustice. More so than those who did not manage to participate as fully during the Industrial Age (i.e. up to now).
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