There a lot of self-interest going on.
- The academics use PQC FUD for more research grants.
- The vendors use PQC FUD to sow panic and uncertainty (just buy my stuff and you’ll be ok).
- Governments use PQC FUD force compliance (to deal with us, use our PQC algorithms that have backdoors you don’t know about)
- Influencers use PQC FUD because they need the engagement.
PQC is the new Y2K