[extropy-chat] Cypherpunk Dreams, was Re: Rapid prototyping makes police state more likely

[Jay Dugger]

On 9/26/06, Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:
[snip]
> I don't think this is going to happen. Our cypherpunk dreams never
> materialized. Anything involving threats at the physical layer will
> cause societies to go into armadillo mode. Kiss your residual freedoms
> good-bye then.
[snip]

Why do you suppose our "cypherpunk dreams never materialized," and
exactly what hopes does that phrase express? I have my own answers for
this, but yours interest me. I also think they'd generally interest
the list.

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Jay Dugger
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