We all noted that most Cypherpunks physical meetings are in about
this range, of 20 to 30 attendees, and that the mailing list has
ranged from a few hundred to about 500 distinct, real subscribers for
most of the list's existence. Though the epicenter of the movement
is presumably still in the Bay Area, a number of us are overseas, and
not wealthy enough to hop into a plane on a whim. I would presume most
of the atendees were local, or semi-local (say, from SoCal). Yes, but
this is not inconsistent in any way with the point I was making. In fact,
it's a major reason for the point.
I think the optimal number for most adults is between 150-200 persons that
they can relate to and remember face's and nyms.The cell structure of the
ELF and ALF have held up well though I imagine they are much smaller.Tim
and his aryan ilk will be familiar with the louis beam version.If
cryptoanarchy is what we think it is,this is the way to go.Real anarchists
also call them 'affinity groups.'
How did the east germans, romanians, etc. deal with this? During the
heyday of the Staasi, there were cases where spouses working for the Staasi
simply vanished after their spouses learned of their narcing. If a wife or
ex-wife narcs out a guy, she has earned killing.
Anyone seen the shoate?
