Why scaling bitcoin would make it be less censorship-free?
Well, does the solution allow full nodes to function over anonymizing networks like ToR, for example.
I think you are confusing BIP101 and XT here. This arguable DDOS protection implemented in XT has nothing to do with scaling issues...
No. I'm wondering how easy it would be to sync a client from scratch (something I find myself doing quite often) over ToR if huge blocks drastically increase the size of the chain. Also, what are the ramifications of mining over ToR, or even low bandwidth connections, if blocks are massive?
Now put on your tinfoil hat and consider the future of internet censorship (a problem which already exists in some locations around the world). Would it be easier to maintain a system that requires
more or
less information to be shared between peers?
For Bitcoin to truly be different than the status quo, it needs to function in places where getting information may be difficult (for varied reasons). Who cares how well it works in the best of circumstances, we need it to work in the worst circumstances imaginable.
My vision for the future: A worldwide wireless mesh network which is capable of maintaining the Bitcoin network (among other things).
Why cant I mine over TOR and use small blocks? A blocksize limit is a cap -- you can go smaller if you want.