From: ichudov@algebra.com
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 06:10:32 -0800 (PST)
To: Cypherpunks <cypherpunks@toad.com>
Subject: Re: Thoughts re moderation, filtering, and name changes
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Dale Thorn wrote:
> hjk wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, Dale Thorn wrote:
> > > hjk wrote:
> 
> > > Now whatever you think of your fellow citizens, or even those of the
> > > USA (to name an example), I'm sure is OK on whatever basis you apply
> > > your judgement.  But I guarantee you that the people on the cypherpunks
> > > list are no more or less intelligent than the people who vegetate in
> > > front of their TV sets every day, right there where you live, in all
> > > probability. If you believe that your fellow citizens vote intelligently,
> > > then I respond that cypherpunks vote intelligently.  What do you think?
> 
> > Well, I thought cypherpunks claim to be elite.
> 
> Most of the erstwhile elite types do the ordinary things in a quite
> ordinary way.  Get dressed, eat, collect and send e-mail, and so on.
> 
> The un-ordinary things (for example) are the thought processes which
> take place while typing out a post.  Those thought processes don't
> generally intersect directly with the mundane things such as operating
> the computer, unless the operations themselves are unusual and demand
> the full attention of the person involved.
> 

So what?

	- Igor.