What Do They Stand For?

Are these people heroes? Once you scratch the surface, you’ll find that this movement of internet activists is much more radical. Maybe they started with sincere ideals, but eventually, it has radicalized and turned into something grim.

“The State will of course try to slow or halt the spread of this technology, citing national security concerns, use of the technology by drug dealers and tax evaders, and fears of societal disintegration. Many of these concerns will be valid; crypto anarchy will allow national secrets to be trade freely and will allow illicit and stolen materials to be traded. An anonymous computerized market will even make possible abhorrent markets for assassinations and extortion. Various criminal and foreign elements will be active users of CryptoNet. But this will not halt the spread of crypto anarchy.”

- Timothy C. May - (*17)

It is about the pursuit of a new world governed by Crypto Anarchy. This is the goal, no matter what the cost. Because this movement rejects governments and law in any form, breaking laws is no longer seen as a bad thing. The only crime is the government itself. In this worldview, crime has become an objective; it’s how to undermine the government. Viva la revolution!

“This is hacktivism in its purest form. It is a great equalizer. A homeless person at an internet cafe with the time and knowhow can have geopolitical influence. They can bring entire organizations, even governments, to their knees.”

- Anonymous - (*18)

A Crypto Anarchist has the mindset of a revolutionary and he uses the same tactics revolutionaries always have used. How do revolutionaries get the people to support the revolution? Winning their hearts and minds. And how do you do that? Short term support is often bought by re-distribution of property. By giving away the spoils of war freely to the people they seek support from. Long term support is obtained with promises of wealth and power after the revolution is won.

Short Term Support

A generation has been grown up with the idea that the internet is free and that it provides us with good stuff as free information. Copyright and Patents are evil and should be abolished altogether. All information should be free. This literally is the sole objective of the Pirate Party. (*19)

They give you everything for free on websites, platforms, and networks such as Napster, The Pirate Bay, and MegaUpload. But the reality is nothing is ever free. It is stolen property redistributed to the People without the consent of its creators. It also isn’t without risk (*20), but that’s the pirate life. Many “users” have been arrested and had to pay fines. (*21)

Long Term Support

The objective of this movement is Crypto anarchy. The strategy to achieve Crypto anarchy is undermining and removing existing power structures. The grand vision is a world where nobody has any power or control over you anymore.

They claim it is all about freedom, but in the end, it is about power. They tell you that everyone who gets in on time will get rich. You, too, will soon be able to ride a Lamborghini. It is still early, get in. But even in Crypto Utopia, money still equals power, and anyone who gets in early will have the most of it. So, in the end, they control money because they control the code, and code is law. They seek power. It might have all the characteristics of a pyramid scheme, and for some, it is, but the true believers don’t want to dump worthless assets to bagholders, they want to dump society and order.