On Saturday, December 22, 2018, 7:06:34 PM PST, juan <juan....@gmail.com> wrote: > From: tc...@netcom.com (Timothy C. May) > Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 11:06:29 PDT >>>> To: cypherpu...@toad.com >>> Subject: Some (Pseudo)Random Thoughts
>> Networks are multiplying beyond >> any hope of government control, > prophetic words. Except the prophesy was 100% wrong =) =( But I wouldn't blame Tim May. 26 years is "forever" in technology. 26 years ago, very few people had even heard of the "Internet". >> bandwidths are skyrocketing, CPUs are > >putting awesome power on our desktops, > >PGP is generating incredible >> interest, and social trends are making the time right for crypto > >anarchy. >And yet, 25 years later, we are closer than ever to >crypto-techno-totalitarianism. Don't blame me! I told everyone in 1995 how to get rid of all government. I wouldn't have been surprised if it had taken 10 years, but so far, it's been 23 years. Ever heard the joke whose punchline is, "He sent two boats and a helicopter! What more did you want?" https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fumbling-change/200905/two-boats-and-helicopter-thoughts-stress-management Jim Bell | | | | | | | | | | | Two Boats and a Helicopter: Thoughts on Stress Management I think about this joke a lot more than I wish I did. | | | ×
