Looking back on WIRED coverage of cypherpunks is like looking over the Grand Canyon. They used to feature regular semi-sympathetic stories and had an ' embed ' here in the form of Declan.
Then - after 9-11 - they followed Eric Hughes in an unseemly rush for the exits and dropped coverage for years. In recent years they've had to cover c-punks once more due to the successful deployment of cryptoanarchist ENOUGH technologies like cryptocurrencies - but they send all their previous articles down the memory hole when they elevate the likes of Poxie Fish-hook or worse . . . Douglas Rushkoff and Malcolm Harris! Jesus Fucking Christ. The overall sinking trend is clear - they had a chance to lead and blew it - blew it so badly they may now be compared to WaPo and VICE. Failing and flailing this bad might even be compared to the NYT and Wikileaks. TL/dr? They're old - we're young - and such is life.
