Ok, so the solution is technical. Let's say we already have super-strong, super-easy to use and implement crypto-systems.
All we have to do is convince people to use them, keeping in mind 95 percent of users use IMs such as Skype, Hangouts, iMessage, Whatsapp and Facebook Chat. Now all we have to do is get those companies to implement that encryption right? Oh wait, doing that for those companies would be illegal because the law wouldn't be on our side. Now what? Do we go back to convincing people to use obscure "darknet/used by criminals" tools that the government will do its best to denigrate? How much of a chance do you think we have to make those tools used by 80 percent of the population within 5-10 years?
All we have to do is convince people to use them, keeping in mind 95 percent of users use IMs such as Skype, Hangouts, iMessage, Whatsapp and Facebook Chat. Now all we have to do is get those companies to implement that encryption right? Oh wait, doing that for those companies would be illegal because the law wouldn't be on our side. Now what? Do we go back to convincing people to use obscure "darknet/used by criminals" tools that the government will do its best to denigrate? How much of a chance do you think we have to make those tools used by 80 percent of the population within 5-10 years?