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[20kevin20]

Definitely interesting to see how most of those wishes of the manifestos' creators turned partially into reality. I'm glad to now be among those who are looking for the freedom we don't really have anymore in our daily lives thanks to corporations and thirsty governments. As far as I've seen, most opposition to internet-related freedom comes from people who see privacy as inconvenience.

It is more inconvenient: finding out why your fees are large with BTC is harder than calling your bank to ask the same question about a fiat transaction; using an pseudonym and random identities for orders is harder than having a single account where all your personal information is ready to be auto-completed upon order placements; using Tor with NoScript makes browsing less easier than regular browsing etc.

However, I think we've reached the point where we all have to look for our own privacy and digital security. If a decade ago things such as "fingerprint mobile unlocking" were sci-fi to many, today a significant percentage of mobile users are using their irrevocable fingerprints as an almost-instant way of accessing a mobile phone without acknowledging the security issues behind those. Just think of how many "discount apps" for shops have launched in the past few years, collecting everything about your shopping preferences, spending habits, budget etc.

Technology, the Internet.. everything tech-related is turning into a personal information collecting thing, automatically intruding your personal life. That shouldn't be happening imo. Personal information should never have to be given up for convenience. We can have Alexa-like AI that are open-source and privacy-focused, we can have PCs without the need of having proprietary software/hardware, we can have everything we currently have without having the need to give up our personal stuff for it.

Hopefully, all these manifestos will not be out there in vain. I hope Bitcoin is just the beginning of the real opposition for mass surveillance and control-thirsty governance.

[GazetaBitcoin]

The manifestos mentioned in OP are true legends! I'd like also to contribute with 3 other major manifestos, as I think not many read them.

1. Tim May's True Nyms and Crypto Anarchy. This is a great reading but you can get your hands on it only if you buy Vernor Vinge's True Names. It depicts how names are irrelevant in reputation systems, where nyms are used instead.

2. Amir Taaki's The libbitcoin Manifesto. Amir Taaki is another iconic figure in crypto space, an anarchic hacker known for creating Dark Wallet (which inspired also the developers of Samourai wallet) and DarkMarket (which later led to the creation of Open Bazaar), but also for fighting in the Revolution for freedom of people from Rojava and for bringing Bitcoin to them.

3. WikiLeaks Manifesto, a short and mostly unknown writing of The Most Dangerous Man In The World, also known as Julian Assange.