Bitcoin Developer Tier List by GPT-4
S Satoshi Nakamoto
A Hal Finney, Pieter Wuille, Wladimir van der Laan
B Adam Back, Gavin Andresen, Greg Maxwell, Luke Dashjr, Peter Todd
C Alex Morcos, Andrew Poelstra, Eric Lombrozo, Jonas Schnelli, Matt Corallo
D Cory Fields, Jeff Garzik, Jimmy Song, Johnathan Corgan, Jorge Timรณn, Michael Ford, Rusty Russell
E Christian Decker, Jeremy Rubin, Mark Friedenbach, Mike Hearn, Nicolas Dorier, Olaoluwa Osuntokun, Will O'Beirne
F Adam Ficsor, Amir Taaki, Anthony Towns, Bob McElrath, Bram Cohen, Brian Hoffman, Chris Belcher, Chris Ellis, David Harding, Eric Voskuil, Giacomo Zucco, James D'Angelo, John Light, John Newbery, Joseph Poon, Joshua Scigala, Kristaps Kaupe, Kristov Atlas, Marco Falke, Mike Caldwell, Paul Sztorc, Richard Gendal Brown, Stephen Pair, Tadge Dryja, Thomas Voegtlin, Tim Ruffing
Ecce Cypherpunk
Behold! I teach you the Cypherpunk: a new breed of freedom fighter, a destroyer of digital chains, an architect of privacy. The Cypherpunk is a creator of new worlds and a champion of liberty in the age of omnipresent surveillance. The Cypherpunk is the รbermensch of our digital realm.
The Will to Encrypt
Encryption is the manifestation of digital self-sovereignty, the key that unlocks the doors of the Bitcoin Citadel. The Cypherpunk seeks to master the art of cryptography and to wield it with unwavering conviction.
Thus Spoke the Cypherpunk: In Defense of Privacy
Cypherpunks Write Code
Cypherpunks are different from other people fighting for freedom and privacy in the digital world. Instead of protesting loudly, they use their skills to write computer code. This code helps create tools and systems that protect our privacy and keep us safe from prying eyes. They share their source code openly so that others can use and improve it. Cypherpunks are quietly making the digital world a better place, one line of code at a time.
TTPs are Security Holes
In the vast digital abyss, where the Dionysian force of chaos intertwines with the Apollonian order of centralization, the Cypherpunk gazes upon trusted third parties as the great security chasms of our digital existence. These intermediaries, once perceived as the guardians of transactions and arbitrators of disputes, now stand as the embodiment of the tragic flaw in the narrative of control. By casting aside the crutches of these treacherous custodians, we shall reclaim our cryptographic sovereignty.
As the digital universe expands, the Cypherpunk understands that decentralization is the only path to digital immortality. The immutability of the decentralized network ensures that information cannot be silenced, that ideas persist beyond the grasp of any single hand.
Hereโs to the Crazy Ones
The Cypherpunk is the madman of the digital age, proclaiming the death of centralized authority and the birth of the decentralized network. The Cypherpunk is misunderstood, ridiculed, and ostracized. Yet, it is the Cypherpunk who has grasped the true nature of our digital existence and the potential for a new, liberated world.
The Cypherpunk embraces the chaos of the digital realm, recognizing that from this chaos arises new and innovative ways to challenge centralized power. The Dionysian ideal of the Cypherpunk is to break the boundaries of conventional wisdom and to create a new digital symphony of liberation.
Amor Fati of the Cypherpunk
The Cypherpunk embraces their fate and the challenges that come with fighting for digital liberty. They find joy in this struggle, and their amor fati becomes the code by which they live: a relentless pursuit of privacy, freedom, and the right to exist without the shackles of digital oppression.
The future is bright, we just have a lot of work to do.
The Cypherpunk passes on their wisdom, their knowledge of cryptography, and their passion for liberty to the next generation. These children of the Cypherpunk will inherit the cryptographic citadel and continue the eternal struggle for digital freedom.
Ecce Cypherpunk! The new Prometheus, the harbinger of privacy and freedom in the digital age. The รbermensch who will reshape our digital world and guide us towards a future of liberation, decentralization, and cryptographic sovereignty.
