This is where cypherpunk energy comes from, and it should be explained in human terms. Not "privacy for criminals." Not edgy anti-government cosplay. The deeper impulse is dignity, optionality, and the belief that digital life should not require total exposure and total dependence. You do not need to be hiding from the world to understand that instinct. You just need to notice how much of modern life depends on systems you do not control. That is why keys matter. That is why open networks matter. And that is why a lot of people care so much about the difference between using a service and actually owning an asset.