It's a bit odd to make such a blanket statement for people living in rural areas all over the world. These are "my peeps" and we're not any of those things.
It's not about you or "your peeps" but rather about the repressive laws (and predominant culture which gives rise to such laws) in these places.
I was specifically talking about rural areas in the US, since HN is predominantly a US-centric website, but my argument applies to other countries as well.
