The missing link is networking. You can use VPNs all you want, but in the end you’re using an uplink to your ISP who can shut it down at any moment. Some countries turn off the internet when things get rowdy, so it’s already in the playbook.

Was looking into a mesh last year, but I’d be a floating island. Can’t transmit long range, this angers the people in charge, too. Not sure how to overcome this part.