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From the article - I think this is a front - they wanted to destroy his phone, because he no doubt had something on there of importance

Compliance with the law permits its continued existence. Being reliant upon money for survival or liberty places the existence of both in the hands of those who control the money. Wellbeing has been entirely linked with the whims of those who treat others as slaves in both body and mind.
I think the most important thing anyone can do these days short of research immortality or an AI that can save us is to distance themselves from the economic system as much as possible. Creating a parallel economy while a nice idea will be nuked from orbit much like nearly any existential crisis to a tyrants power.