Overview: Autonomous or sovereign citizens believe that Dutch laws and regulations do not apply to them and that the government should not exercise power over them. This means that they pay less or even no tax, with all the consequences that entails. Pointer investigates the autonomous dream, analyzes conversations in chat groups and speaks to autonomous people themselves. One of them offers paid courses to become autonomous, another ended up in a financial nightmare. How can people declare themselves autonomous and what are the consequences?