All cryptographers are not cypherpunks.
Cypherpunks harness the packages built by cryptographers.
Learning advanced mathematics doesn’t mean you automatically understand how to minimize trust in distributed systems.
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I’ve seen ingenious cryptographers deploy centralized infrastructures, despite creating excellent cryptography.
Thinking about the ways a system can be attacked is different than just tailoring math.
Distributed systems design is polymathic, from the CAP theorem to game-theory.