Government control over the means of communication is the cause of much trouble in the world and the primary lever of their ability to "manage" individuals and society. But "communication" is not just social media and the like, it's also how knowledge is shared as in education - and of course "financial communication" as in the monetary system itself.

I am grateful to be alive to see the emergence of Bitcoin as the world's first non-government money for the internet age, fully decentralised and without rulers. And now we have Nostr, paving the way to a world where communication between individuals is not subject to censorship.

The next "government control lever" to be challenged and overcome is their grip on education. What's needed more than ever is a complete re-thinking of education at all levels.

We already have the tools - the internet being the primary one. There is no reason on earth why governments should be able to control what we learn and how we learn. I see the rise in alternative online education at all levels as the next breakthrough required. We can see the potential in Michael Saylor's "The Saylor Academy" - https://www.saylor.org - which shows how it can be done.

We should not rest until - just like the previous separation of church and state - money, communication networks and education are completely separated from the state. This is the path to human flourishing and freedom.