Yes, but the system they're building is unsustainable. What they've got can be taken away. It's been done before.
They think they can hide far enough away, or hire enough muscle or eventually build autonomous drone defenses that don't rely on other people, to keep themselves safe
They might even be right
Then they are truly naive.
Living in isolation is not really practical and not much fun even if it was.
They think they can hide far enough away, or hire enough muscle or eventually build autonomous drone defenses that don't rely on other people, to keep themselves safe
They might even be right