GREAT interview with Timothy May, author of the "Crypto Anarchist Manifescoindesk.com/enough-with-th…9oGTgTonZj
Some choice quotes:
"I think Satoshi would barf."
- regarding the current wave of embracing regulation in every way.
"I think Satoshi would barf."
- regarding the current wave of embracing regulation in every way.
"The tension between privacy (or anonymity) and "know your customer" approaches is a core issue. It's "decentralized, anarchic and peer-to-peer" versus "centralized, permissioned and back door."
"the idea that corporations want public visibility into contracts, materials purchases, shipping dates, and so on, is naive."
People should do what interests them. This was how most of the innovative stuff like BitTorrent, mix-nets, bitcoin, etc. happened. So, I'm not sure that "try to think about ways" is the best way to put it. My hunch is that ideologically-driven people will do what is interesting.
"I'm saying there are two paths: freedom vs. permissioned and centralized systems."
"Innovation is fine. I saw a lot of it in the chip industry. But we didn't have conferences EVERY WEEK! "
"But bottom line, there's way too much hype, way too much publicity and not very many people who understand the ideas."
"Be interested in liberty and the freedom to transact and speak to get back to the original motivations. Don't spend time trying to make government-friendly financial alternatives."
"Remember, there are a lot tyrants out there."
