Assuming the goal here is to have the Free Exchange of Information:
Step 1 is to own the hardware that serves up your information.
Step 2 is to own the path that your information travels upon.
You are correct, Step 2 is a significantly more difficult problem to solve, but this does not mean that we should not try to solve Step 1 while we have an opportunity to do so.
I believe IPv6 provides a start for what is necessary to solve Step 2.
IPSec is part of the protocol so these connections can be trusted. Also no NAT issues so connecting directly between trusted 'plugs' may be simpler than with IPv4. May need to start with a mesh network over a mix of paths that you own and paths that you may not.
I have no real world experience implementing IPv6, just been looking into it lately.
Step 1 is to own the hardware that serves up your information.
Step 2 is to own the path that your information travels upon.
You are correct, Step 2 is a significantly more difficult problem to solve, but this does not mean that we should not try to solve Step 1 while we have an opportunity to do so.