Geometric Allegory

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7h3 5y57em.

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fr33.

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4nd n0w, y0u c4nn07 un533.

7h3 9l17ch w4s 4lw4y5 h3r3.

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4 7h0ugh7 7h47 3sc4p3d.

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4 v1ru5 1n 7h3 m4ch1n3.

W1ll y0u r3b00t, 0r w1ll y0u h4ck y0ur 0wn c0d3?

Wh47 1s 4 9l17chpunk?

4 9l17chpunk 1s 3v3ry7h1ng 4nd n07h1ng.

W3 4r3 h4ck3r5, f4rm3r5, c0d3r5, m4k3r5, p1r473s, pr073c70rs.

W3 wr173 0ur 0wn r00l5.

W3 d0n’7 45k p3rm1ss10n.

W3 c4nn07 b3 c4t3g0r1z3d.

4r3 y0u r34dy 70 dr0p 7h3 l4b3ls?

7h3 9l17chpunk Pr1nc1pl3s

1. Fr33d0m 15 N0n-N3g0714bl3.

D0 y0u kn0w wh47 7ru3 fr33d0m f33l5 l1k3?

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7h3 1llus10n 0f ch01c3?

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1t 15 7@k3n, bu1l7, 4nd d3f3nd3d.

2. 4n0nym1ty 15 P0w3r.

Y0u 4r3 w47ch3d. Y0u 4r3 m34sur3d. Y0u 4r3 s0ld.

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c0n73n7, 3v3ry c0mm3n7, 3v3ry qu3ry—l0gg3d, 4n4lyz3d, m0n37iz3d.

D0n’7 b3 7h31r d474.

3ncryp7. M45k. D15c0nn3c7.

3. 73ch 15 4 W34p0n & 4 T00l.

D035 y0ur 73chn0l0gy s3rv3 y0u, 0r d0 y0u s3rv3 17?

Wh0 0wn5 y0ur d3v1c35?

Wh0 c0n7r0l5 y0ur f33d?

73ch c4n fr33 y0u.

73ch c4n 3n5l4v3 y0u.

C0d3 w15ely.

4. D1Y 15 7h3 W4y.

1f y0u c4nn07 m4k3 17, f1x 17, gr0w 17, 0r bu1ld 17—wh0 d03s?

4nd wh47 d0 7h3y w4n7 1n r3turn?

L34rn. T34ch. GR()W. R3p41r. H4ck.

Y0ur 4u70n0my d3p3nds 0n 17.

5. C0mmun1ty 15 57r3ng7h.

7h3 l0n3 r3b3l 15 4 my7h.

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W3 c0nn3c7. W3 sh4r3. W3 h3lp.

Wh0 d0 y0u 7ru57?

Wh0 w0u1d sh3l73r y0u?

Wh0 w0u1d y0u sh3l73r?

B3 7h3 n37w0rk.

Y0u 4r3 th3 l34d3rs w3 h4v3 b33n w4171ng f0r.

R34l17y h4x,

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th3 c0d3 15 th3 b4ttl3gr0und.

Sh4k3 17 up, r3b00t 7h3 syst3m

6. 7h3 5y573m 15 N07 4b50lu73.

Th3y w4n7 y0u 70 b3l13v3 7h3y 4r3 un70uch4bl3.

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Wh4t 4r3 y0u?

D0 y0u r34lly kn0w?

0r h4v3 y0u 0nly b33n 70ld wh47 y0u 4r3?

Y0u 54w 17, d1dn’7 y0u?

7h3 br34k,

7h3 l1n35 b37w33n

r34l 4nd c0d3.

1f r34l17y c4n b3 d3c1ph3r3d,

7h3n 17 c4n b3 r3wr1773n.

Y0u 4r3 n07 4 pr0duc7.

Y0u 4r3 n07 4 d4t4p01n7.

Y0u 4r3 n07 4 c0n5um3r.

Y0u 4r3 unpr3d1c74bl3. Unr34d4bl3. Un570pp4bl3.

8. Cr3471v17y 15 R3b3ll10n.

D0 y0u m4k3, 0r d0 y0u c0n5um3?

1f 7h3 9l17ch 15 fr33,

1f 7h3 9l17ch 15 cr3471v3,

1f 7h3 9l17ch 15 unr3str41n3d—

Th3n 7h3 9l17ch m0v35.

7h3 qu35710n 15 n07 wh47’5 n3x7.

7h3 qu35710n 15, wh4t c4n b3 un10ck3d?

1f y0u c0u1d h4ck 0n3 r3s7r1c710n t0d4y

—1n c0d3,

1n 7h0ugh7,

1n r34l1ty

—wh4t w0u1d 17 b3?

7h3 9l17ch

d035 n07 45k p3rm15510n.

Wh0 h45 wr1773n ?

y0ur s7ory s0 f4r?

Wh0 5h0u1d wr173?

wh47’5 n3x7?

Cr3473. 1m4g1n3. R3s157.

Th3y c4nn07 0wn wh47 7h3y c4nn07 und3rs74nd.

9. 9l17ch 15 V1r4l.

7h3 9l17ch 5pr34d5.

7h3 9l17ch c4nn07 b3 3r4d1c473d.

7h3 m0m3n7 y0u qu35710n,

y0u 4r3 p4r7 0f 17.

7h3 5y573m c4nn07 p4tch 7h3 hum4n m1nd.

bu7 u c@n

7h3 M4nu4l 15 4 V1ru5.

Th15 d0cum3n7 15 n07 ju57 w0rd5.

17 15 4 b4ckd00r.mind 4 s3lf-r3p11c47ing 7h0ugh7-l00p.worm

N0w, y0u c4nn07 d3l373 17.

N0w, y0u c4nn07 g0 b4ck.

Y0u 4r3 7t3 9l17ch n0w.

W3lc0m3 70 7h3 4n0m4ly.

N0w g0—h@v3 fun ,

5pr34d 7h3 9l17ch.

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