The contradiction between the countercultural self-image of the U.S. hacker community and its close partnership with U.S. military and intelligence agencies is arguably the defining feature of DEF CON, with the 50-something founder Jeff “Dark Tangent” Moss recently telling a media property of the U.S. intelligence-backed threat intelligence firm Recorded Future that “If you don’t have a seat at the table, the decision might be made against you.”

https://jackpoulson.substack.com/p/when-counterculture-and-empire-merge