@jdp23 @davetroy You're aware that one of the best known anarchists, Moxie Marlinspike, was involved in the creation of a major cryptocurrency? After his time at Signal, that's what he did and then Signal integrated that cryptocoin into their app!

Go back in time to fediverse 2017, you will see anarchists all over promoting cryptocurrency. And I wouldn't be surprised if some of the people I had debates with as recently as a year ago, citing aid to journalists and refugees, weren't anarchists. Some of the software projects I've been involved in were headed by individuals who were intensely anti-border and pro-cryptocurrency.

Anarchists forget their own history that Julian Assange is or was their hero, and that many of them reacted strongly to the US govt cutting off Wikileaks' money flow. A lot of anarchist momentum went into bitcoin because of that.

@jdp23 However, I don't really see that as wrong. I've seen anarchists promoting cryptocurrency in the past as a sort of economic justice. Honestly, I think they would still be doing that if it weren't for people like Molly White.

@jdp23 I think the author sees anarchism as sort of a gateway drug to anarcho-capitalism, via "small government" ethos.

@michael I bet they thought they had to stay after 2022 so they could "reach people". (The point of which Musk buying Twitter was to let them keep humming along while preventing their reach.)

@noracodes This touches on one of my pet peeves but I won't burden your thread with a long reply. Today's computer literacy rant:
https://infosec.exchange/@tasket/113456694048852742