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 [email protected]
