Cypherpunks write code. They know that someone has to write code to defend privacy, and since it's their privacy they're going to write it...
Cypherpunks don't care if you don't like the software they write.
Cypherpunks know that software can't be destroyed.
Cypherpunks know that a widely dispersed system can't be shut down.
Cypherpunks will make the networks safe for privacy.
Sauce:
Everyday I see the Matrix! I see the people, controlled by the system, the thoughts that aren't theirs. I really wish I have a save place and a few of you, to talk to. Why are most humans so blind?