What if the greatest threat to liberty isn’t force—but convenience?

In this episode, we explore how freedom is quietly eroded under the banner of safety, and why your 3D printer, your speech, and your right to repair have become the newest front lines in a centuries-old struggle between the individual and the state.

From Washington HB 2321 and state-mandated firmware controls to the misunderstood limits of the First Amendment in the digital age, this video unpacks how ownership is being replaced by permission—and how private platforms now wield power once reserved for governments.

We examine:

• Why free speech only restrains the state, not your employer or social media platforms
• How the “digital private square” undermines democratic accountability
• Why laws forcing encrypted, state-approved software turn owners into licensees
• How the Brandenburg v. Ohio standard protects even offensive speech to prevent state overreach
• The philosophical roots of the modern surveillance state, from Hobbes’ Leviathan to today’s safety legislation

The philosophical roots of the modern surveillance state, from Hobbes’ Leviathan to today’s safety legislation.

This isn’t about 3D printers alone. It’s about who controls the tools, the speech, and the boundaries of dissent in a digital society.

Every new “safety feature” rewrites a social contract we never signed.

👉 Are we building a safer world—or feeding a Leviathan that will one day own our voices and our property?

If you value free speech, digital ownership, and the right to challenge power, this conversation matters.