Addressing item one, I don’t actually have any opinion about whether anyone uses my node or not. It is truly about providing options to people, pure philanthropy.
I support several different P2P technologies using obfuscation currently. While I recognize that personal consequences and fear prevent many from participating and supporting these technologies, these mechanisms are the tools establishment uses to censor and divide members of a populous. Without clear channels of communication we as a society are susceptible to mass formation psychosis and widespread manipulation by the myriad agenda motivated groups in the modern world. Resilience and resistance will only survive through the active support of brave, intelligent individuals.