I shouldn't have to accept government surveillance just because 15% of the population is functionally illiterate. We should have support structures for those people as a society, but "dumb people exist" is a fucking horrible argument for why I should have my freedom restricted

You shouldn't, I agree with you, but what's the solution that works for everyone, not just the tech literate?

You don't have to.

This is the most secure option:

https://grapheneos.org/

This is more flexible and will give you root, at the cost of an unlocked bootloader:

https://lineageos.org/