Intro to Cypherpunks
mattd
mattd at useoz.com
Sun Dec 16 20:11:42 PST 2001
Dear visitor,may I offer my intro without risk of intruding? I fear you may
not be able to
make yourself understood by the worthy ape who presides over this
website.In fact he speaks
nothing so much as double dutch,so unless you authorize me to intercede for
you he wont guess
what you want to talk about.
There,I dare hope he understood me,that nod must mean he yields to my
arguments.He is making
haste with prudent deliberation.You are lucky he didn't grunt.When he
refuses to someone,he
merely grunts.No one insists.Being master of ones moods is the privilege of
the larger animals.
Now I shall withdraw,fellow surfer,happy to have been of any help.Ill stay
a while with you if
you like,we're all the same here.Yes? Well then lets share a cleansing ale
together,Salud!
What's that? His silence is deafening,you say,your absolutely right,its
deafening like a primeval
forest,heavy with threats.His business, such as it is,is entertaining
surfers of all nations
who come here,who knows why.With such duties you'd think there might be
some fear that his
ignorance could be awkward.Like a cro-magnon man top the tower of babel he
should be out of his
element.Yet this one's unconscious of all that.He goes his own sweet way
and nothing touches him.
One of the rare sentences I've heard from his mouth proclaimed that you
could take it or leave it.
Take or leave what? No doubt our friend.
I am drawn to such creatures that are all of one piece.Everyone I know
that's studied humanity is irresistibly led to nostalgia for the
primates,at least they have no ulterior motives.Our host does have some
though they
are well hidden.As a result of not understanding what's said in his
presence,he's adopted that
distrustful disposition.See that look of touchy dignity as if he at least
suspected that all
is not perfect among us.That disposition makes it difficult to discuss much
with him that doesn't
affect capitalism.I also blame society as you can see from perusing the
archives a little.
Societies police spoilt the simple frankness of his nature.Mind you I'm not
judging him,I consider
his mistrust perfectly justified and would share it wholeheartedly if I
were not talkative by
nature,In fact I should end this conversation now before we talk all
night.See you soon?
OK. Later.
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