On 12/1/19, Adéla Eastmund <r3xsav2t1h7@temp.mailbox.org> wrote:
How would one, as a 'cypherpunk' develop cool and helpful technology
Most opensource software and hardware development still occurs on the side in free time over a span of time. Whether cushy govcorp job, or warehouse worker, might make little difference in free time and hidden talent and interests invested over such time. More cash or cashflow makes more free time possible, even equally does throwing out the TV and other wastes. So far Satoshi's and hundred of other Anonymous use of anon ops tech seems to be holding up, or at least the NSA et al have still chosen not to tip their hat. Many now take crypto donations. Or just start some non-profit or cypherpunk collective and do it all in public under the sun of free speech. Even ignoring any meta issues of who, where, for how much, why etc... tor and other networks would still take lots of valid heat because of their design failings up against certain types of adversarial attacks. Opensource code should ultimately stand on its own strength, design, correctness, bug free, and application use case... independant from the meta. There are certainly no absolutes there, only a continuum for pundits. Many different ways to approach different projects. If it's a project that needs doing, the "how" will mostly figure itself out. Have fun :)