I don't think anyone would say "don't read the classics." I'd venture that they're necessary but not sufficient to achieve True Cypherpunkishness.* More seriously, there are some concepts that lie behind what the recent threads calls an agora, and some books help clarify them in more detail than a mailing list discussion can. I know I've benefited from these recommendations. -Declan * = See the archives On Wed, Apr 18, 2001 at 05:32:47PM -0400, Faustine wrote: > Anyway, why should there be any distinction between a well-read cypherpunk and > a well-read person in general? Everyone has to start somewhere, but jeez, > broaden your horizons a little.
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