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by mc32 754 days ago
One option that’s not great, is to follow the Amish —though the feds like irritating them from time to time. Maybe another is Indian lands, but who knows, they will likely find ways around that too.
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The natives using their sovereignty to sell us our freedom back from a tyrannical government. You might be on to something, if they could sell colocated rack space on the reservation that was somehow immune to government snooping.
What you have to do is stay just under the radar without looking like you're staying under the radar.

The Amish stand out. But mc32 driving a 1998 Volvo with no cell phone does not stand out.

Depends where you are. ‘round here, not driving a late-model vehicle seems to be probable cause
That's a good point, though keep in mind in some countries older cars are taxed heavily and some jurisdictions are considering phasing out older cars (not allowed to repair major components). Probably won't be the case in the US, but who knows...
Emissions requirements create this same result in many parts of the US.
You can usually get into a "vintage/collector" vehicle class at some point, but some states prohibit those being driven "regular".
> But mc32 driving a 1998 Volvo with no cell phone does not stand out.

What is "mc32"?

The original poster (assumed non-Amish).