>> 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?
