Well, to each his own I think.
As for the other subject... Sorry man, that sucks :S
Censorship and surveillance are terrible things really, that is why I am such
a fan of Tor. Too bad that Tor only traffics TCP and most VOIP like Linphone
will use UDP. Skype can get by because:
1. They use TCP (you can even use Tor if you don't mind they listening to
you);
2. They are Microsoft (big contracts going on, open a lot of doors/ports
lol).
While I hope you guys get an alternative soon, I also hope people will keep
on working on solutions for these problems. Giving up is not the answer, we
must try to support projects that empower us, the people! Tor and I2P are
good solutions but they could use more help. The FSF should probably invest
more in these technologies and less in some other things.