Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis 2023

Why Freedom Always Slides Backward
10-01, 16:05–16:50 (Europe/Prague), Studio 1

We’ve all seen it: Some person or group makes a notable move forward, into or in support of human liberty. Then, after some time, they begin sliding back to the old way. They have justifications for their retracement, of course, but there’s no denying that it was a retracement.

There is a reason for this, and we can do something about it!

Paul Rosenberg is the author of the Free-Man’s Perspective newsletter and was the co-founder of Cryptohippie. He is also the author of A Lodging of Wayfaring Men, Production Versus Plunder, and The Breaking Dawn. He has been involved with cryptography projects since the 1990s.