No, the ridiculous thing is pretending that the rest of the world views technology the way that you (and many others - myself included!) think that it _should_, rather than in the way that it _does_. You may believe, with some justification, that authorities _should_ treat "running a Tor node" and "running network hardware" as equally responsible for the data transferred on them - but the fact of the matter is that they _don't_, and so caution is advisable.

Agreed: caution is advisable.

At the same time shaping perception is key. Authorities may push a narrative that affords them greater control. If that's not the world you want, the first step is not to legitimize it.