Cypherpunks fought to ensure that cryptography and encryption were legal — in order to enable people’s privacy in the digital age.

Fast-forward to 2022, numerous bans on encryption have resurfaced, from the Earn IT in the US, to similar efforts in the European Union.

In my opinion, you should care about privacy because information is power.

Per Jameson Lopp, “you may not be a target right now — but you may become one in the future as your wealth increases, you endorse unpopular political or religious perspectives or… you make a single post on social media in poor judgment.”

Even if you still don’t care about privacy for yourself, know that privacy matters for many others in other situations in the world. Your actions or inactions with Bitcoin and Lightning can compromise their security.

After all of the above, if you still think you don’t care about privacy for yourself or others, don’t say we didn’t warn you when you finally do.