first...I was just being a jerk. That's fun.

second..we agree on the direction of the country and the world's governments.

third..there is hope. ThePirateBay somehow continues to exist. Maybe the government doesn't consider it a big enough threat. But it is amazing that it has survived for over 20 years (I think). There are people out there who will host content regardless of what that content is. An old stoner friend of mine posited that we could do away with ISPs entirely with a series of repeaters, like the old AM radio signals. Maybe the ravings of a stoner, maybe the solution of the future. It's going to be an interesting ride.