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> result of a very small minority's war [...] forcing everyone to use TLS

You are seriously suggesting that the move to TLS was a bad thing? Before the era of TLS, I, as a child, could see everyone's private information on any network I was on.

> user to determine their own level of security and privacy

Because your average person can be trusted to understand the nuances of cybersecurity? Get real! The average software engineer would struggle with these settings.

> Thanks internet standards paternalists! Having no internet is so much better than internet without privacy.

You're saying this sarcastically but it's absolutely true. If the government blocks a service because they can't use it to spy, citizens get angry at their government. Working as intended.