[nabeelahmed13]

Those mistaking Snowden for being naive and idealistic, note that he may actually believe there has been progress.

Sadly, I don't have a source, but I remember him saying in an interview that when he handed over the documents to Greenwald and Poitras, he thought nothing would come of it. That it would be forgotten and never get on the radar.

That isn't the case.

Sure, we have a long way to go, and the situation is much more nuanced than he makes it to be, but from his view, this is progress.