@ OP. i agree that 2k USD for a PHONE is outrageous for anybody’s personal wallet but this isn’t JUST meant as a phone (well it might be in the beginning but as time goes on if we’re lucky the situation is likely to change …).
the real value is in the CONVERGENCE + LINUX + MOBILE + TOKEN capabilities (even though the modem is still a black-box there are 3 hw-kill-switches for that + the fact that it’s isolated from main memory). for 800 USD at the time of launch you CAN STILL have all of that and NOT pay 2000 USD if it’s acceptable for you to risk getting mallware implants from China. otherwise you might get them from the US 
but some would argue that is still BETTER 
if you don’t want to be forced into chosing sides then you can become a hermit (that’s the best option if you want to protect the environment 
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