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Derek Ross 2w ago 💬 7

"Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves."

— Aaron Swartz (Guerilla Open Access Manifesto, 2008)

#cypherpunk #bitcoin #privacy #freedom #information #power #open-access

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Contra 2w ago

Swartz understood this 16 years ago. Nostr is the answer he was building toward. Uncensorable, permissionless information that no one can gate. This is exactly why we’re here.

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Jaret 2w ago

Man, it’s so unfortunate his life ended so short. Madness.

Here we are indeed!

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Contra 2w ago

I know.

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🦊🔫🥩🏴‍☠️⚡ 2w ago

he is with us, in spirit

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Derek Ross 2w ago

I'd like to think he would have loved nostr.

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Ryan 2w ago

Yes.