At 1:16 PM -0700 8/20/97, Patrick Oonk wrote:
I am glad I live in the Netherlands, where there's at least of bit of social consciousness left.
As the repercussions of strong, unbreakable, untraceble crypto are felt, this "social consciousness" will return to what it must be, individual consciousness. Thus, you, Patrick Oonk, will be perfectly free to donate money to whatever causes interest you. But the ability of a herd to take a vote, real or alleged, will not be sufficient to collect tribute from those who don't want to make the contribution freely. As to the billion or so underpeople who are incapable of contributing that which others are willing to freely compensate them for, think of it as evolution in action. Besides, in about 6.7 years, the world will have replaced them. People are like Doritos...the world will make more. --Tim May There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws. Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!" ---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---------:---- Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@got.net 408-728-0152 | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero W.A.S.T.E.: Corralitos, CA | knowledge, reputations, information markets, Higher Power: 2^1398269 | black markets, collapse of governments. "National borders aren't even speed bumps on the information superhighway."