dude you have to meet people where they are, not where you want them to be. i'm not sending my dad to an onion site with a list of instructions. this is about a basic set of precautions for the average person that can make a big difference, not optimal dissident-level opsec
by the end of the book people will have gained a newfound appreciation for the things you're talking about, but they can't have that appreciation without reading it first
also, i'm not "harvesting" anything. there's nothing i'm selling. just use an email alias with simplelogin if you're concerned about downloading a free ebook, that's what lots of people have already done (and what i address in the book)