On Mon, 9 Nov 2020 13:46:00 -0600 "\\0xDynamite" <dreamingforward@gmail.com> wrote:
Cryptography can make votes unalterable, dialogue unhidable.
you need to identify people to make 'votes unalterable' - the very opposite of anonimity.
So which do you prefer: accountability or anonymity? The power goes both ways. Pick one.
This is the cypherpunks mailing list? Weren't cypherpunks advocates of anonimity or something?
Math could show clear statistics of what influences behavior and information flow, and for whom.
but all those things are controlled by political power. 'information flow' is controlled by US corporations at a global scale for instance.
No these things are not just controlled by political power.
I mean, abstract mathematics is obviously NOT controlled by political power, but all the infrastructure clearly is. Point being, cryptography by itself will get you nowhere, AND cryptography is a pretty toxic tool in the hands of the political powers that control its practical application.
\0xd