On Wed, Jan 14, 2015, at 08:08 AM, grarpamp wrote:
Many people have a need to identify with, participate in, and derive support from, a formal structure or at least a well defined meme... before they can independantly or collectively deal with issues. Even if what they follow ends up being Invisible Discordia.
Isn't this antithesis to idea of cypherpunks in general? Once there is a formal structure, it can be controlled.
Who are its priests? What are its idols?
Priests can be discredited and marginalised leading to abandonment by the followers. That's why Anonymous has it right - with nobody at the top to take down, you can't collapse the group. Their power comes from shared idealism, not a dogmatic religion. Alfie -- Alfie John alfiej@fastmail.fm