https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/on-the-relationship-between-leaderless-peer-networking-and-hierarchical-structures-the-case-of-egypt/2011/02/17 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:42:27 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/on-the-relationship-between-leaderless-peer-networking-and-hierarchical-structures-the-case-of-egypt/2011/02/17/comment-page-1#comment-485871 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:42:27 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.net/?p=14036#comment-485871 Built-in anonymity/pseudonymity might be a key feature in maintaining a relatively flat network, since it works contrary to the creation of cults of personality and cliques (by providing little or no proof that any given identity is the same person as it was yesterday), and facilitates the evasion or repressive tactics on the part of entrenched interests (e.g. top-down enforced ostracism of contrary viewpoints and other targeted elimination). In which case we might start considering Anonymous itself a more important political movement than it otherwise seems.

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