I'm continuing my exploration of the cypherpunks mailing list. Here is a mail from Tim May discussing the rationale and risks of a cashless society which is eerily relevant for today (it's 1992 folks!)
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@Sosthene for me the biggest threat is at the propoganda layer which will be used to justify all this and for the moment thats "global warming"

@vbhide The propaganda is just an enabler, GW was not a thing in 92, I agree now it is very likely (and already is in some respect) an excuse for abridgement (just learned the word from Tim 😉 ) of civil rights.
Propaganda must be fight for what it is, but we should keep in mind that the real threat is what propaganda justifies, and that is very likley NOT to have any link whatsoever with it

@vbhide Big gov have the upper hand on the mediatic field, because it costs them next to nothing to invent and spread all kind of bullshit and fallacies, while it costs us a lot to debunk it and fight it off on the same field. That's why I'm always a bit worried when we talk to fight over this bullshit, we're letting them choose the field and weapons, and it's a battle we can't win I'm afraid. Better to ignore it as mush as possible and focus on how to make things happen

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