Re: CYPHERPUNK considered harmful

["David C. Lambert" <dcl@panix.com>]

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Peter Trei <trei@process.com> wrote:

>      Terms like 'cypherpunk' and 'cryptoanarchy' tend to pigeonhole us as
> nutcases for many people, and are a barrier to getting our ideas
> across. I'm not saying this pigeonholing is correct - in fact I despise
> people who judge a book by it's cover, but so many people DO make such
> snap judgements that we need to take this into account when talking to
> the general public.

Two of the responses to the "An opportunity..." post unapologetically
admitted that they refused to read the text of the message due to the
presence of the word "cypherpunk" in the first sentence.

Shows you what we're up against.

BTW, I'm not for changing the name of the list, but I do see the logic
in a more establishment-friendly name to use when lobbying the public.

David C. Lambert
dcl@panix.com
(finger for PGP public key)


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