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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by dfsegoat on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @03:35PM (#16758162)
It is funny you mention that actually - as a personal anecdote, I can say that many of my friends who happen to be advocates for free distro of crypto tech - or more commonly, cryptocurrencies - also tend to be fairly strong 2A advocates.

TL;DR; - IMO there is some significant crossover between crypto* people, and 2A people.

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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by freedomben on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @05:52PM (#16759551)
I have noticed this correlation as well (I am an example of it in fact). I think there is a common thread of decentralization and bringing power closer to the people that resonates with the two groups.
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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by 411mrc on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @07:30PM (#16760314)
I think the correlation is termed "libertarian."
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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by thomastjeffery on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @04:58PM (#16759006)
Cryptography is useful to protect privacy, which is very closely related to liberty.
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Re:Google Workers Urge C.E.O. To Pull Out of Pentagon A.I. P... by jethro_tell on Wednesday April 04, 2018 @06:02PM (#16759648)
I have not noticed this correlation, so it may be anecdotal.
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