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Cypherpunks (Don’t Just) Write Code
Inspired by a conversation with Fedi’s Obi Nwosu–about the often single-line focus in Eric Hughes’ “A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto” (1993)
Cypherpunk Manifesto Wordcloud by Obi Nwosu generated via www.wordclouds.com
“Privacy is necessary for an open society in the electronic age. Privacy is not secrecy.A private matter is something one doesn’t want the whole world to know, but a secret matter is something one doesn’t want anybody to know.Privacy is the power to selectively reveal oneself to the world.”— Eric Hughes, “A Cypherpunk’s Manifesto” (1993)
It’s All About Privacy
In The Cypherpunk Manifesto, privacy is mentioned twenty-four times.It is the central theme, the foundation, and the driving purpose of the entire call to action.
Yet, in popular discussions, people often focus on a single line:
“Cypherpunks write code.”— Hughes, 1993
That focus usually comes from thos
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