Our Cypherpunk Congress is the biggest communal event at @EFDevcon (by Luma registrations). But is it a coincidence? I don't think so. It has been born from a strong emotion of justice. Desire to flip broken @EthCC privacy, and turn it into smart, fast & more honest human-centric activity. It required lots of creativity, trust by many wonderful people from @kurtopsahl to @naomibrockwell, & a warm support by thousands of people who witnessed the first edition. Being human means liveliness, chaotic nature, playfulness and... extraordinary talent. From @0x_m_f covering super coffee to @iandreeacia covering rapid fire print, from unstoppable @KeenOfCoin to @jensei_ rushing Bangkok for a black cloth. Being open means having @RogerDingledine from @torproject one day before the show. Hosting @xychelsea - uniting whistleblower world with crypto. Amplifying Sapphirepunk anti tech-bros storytelling by @wassimulacrum, or tuning in @jayapapaya's Cypherpunk playlist. Each time you need to prove that you matters. So new people from those credible worlds of human rights, open-source, freedom tech will see that you are trustworthy, legit, not-corrupred. It's like a game. And stakes in privacy are quite high. Being huge, big is a speculative narrative. I love small and cosy events. Not festivals. But freedom needs this impact, otherwise we doomed to exist within micro aka nishified communities. "Festival" here stands for celebration. Because it's a zero-bullshit zone of people who believe in something decent. Having a war, fashist leadership, pro-genoside governments, widespread corruption, populism, lack of freedom in countries of our team. Because this change do matters. Now. Not even tomorrow. to appropriate words of PTA's character "Viva la Cypherpunk Congress".