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People are only going to buy the equipment in the first place if they can check their Facebook over it. A network that's designed only for freedom fighters ends up not getting enough nodes to reach critical mass (see Freenet). People might tolerate an Internet-incompatible network if it also came with lots of free warez, though.

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Piracy is definitely the draw for this. Enough to make it practical? Maybe - it depends on how many good alternatives to piracy exist.