/biz/ - Business & Finance

We are finally here. And we were right. This is the cumulation of being force-fed culture war and propaganda for 15+ years. The Patriot Act was just the tip of the iceberg in the slow strangling of our privacy and freedoms. Manning and Snowden showed us proof that it was only going to get worse.

Those in power did the best to pull the wool over our eyes. Every voice had an agenda, a motive. We used this site to vet out the noise by mercilessly cutting away at each other's opinions until what was left was only truth. We tested our organization through raids and then sharpened our steel in-person against Scientology.

The path wasn't perfect. There were and still are the failures who took our memes and filtering literally. In the wake of the 2008 recession, lost souls who became blinded by the rage of their stolen futures took out their frustration on the public. On average citizens who might have otherwise been friends, family, and allies.

But it was always about us, the "powerless" versus the liars. It was always about the little guy. And by grabbing onto the coattails of Adam Back, we saw a glimmering light of hope that maybe we could the change course of our slow march towards totalitarian doom.

And yet... here we are.

>>On the brink of nuclear war
>>Hearing the first whisperings of the largest financial collapse since the Great Depression
>>Constant use of astroturfing and Pegasus to manufacture violence which is then "busted" and used as an excuse to remove our rights

No more points for calling the rain. Now only points for building an ark.

Biz, the next decade will require your absolute focus. Hold onto those you love most. In whatever capacity you consume media and engage with your fellow humans, remember that the real threats are the same that existed decades ago. Abolition of anonymity. Corruption of financial institutions. The deep state war machine. Campaign funding.

Don't fall for the NPC meme. Instead teach others. Decentralization. Anonymity.