> To be clear, there is no securing yourself against state level actors. You can harden yourself, and reduce your target area and/or footprint, but there's no way to actually make yourself secure.
Yes. Your best bet is hiding. Once you're identified, it's basically over. It's just another facet of the state monopoly on force.
Resource monopoly is rather a subset of force monopoly, no?
I mean, consider guns. In the US, citizens can own guns. And armed private security is OK, too. But there's consistent push-back against private militias, armies, etc. Unless they work only outside the country, in acceptable contexts.
Yes. Your best bet is hiding. Once you're identified, it's basically over. It's just another facet of the state monopoly on force.