This episode explores the rise of cybertribes—decentralized, tech-savvy communities formed around encryption, identity, and cultural resistance. Tracing the movement from 1960s hacker roots to modern mesh networks and DIY servers, we unpack how privacy, self-hosting, and symbolic identity have become tools of real-world cyberpunk resistance. From crypto wars to solarpunk enclaves, this is a blueprint for reclaiming autonomy in a surveilled world.

Top 5 Important Links:

Cypherpunk Manifesto (Eric Hughes) – https://www.activism.net/cypherpunk/manifesto.html

Denmark’s face copyright law – https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jun/27/deepfakes-denmark-copyright-law-artificial-intelligence

Operation Sundevil overview (EFF/SJG Raid) – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sundevil

The Crypto Wars - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_Wars

Cybertribes in Subculture Studies – https://www.ijmsta.com/Vol_2_2_Papers/IJMSTA_Paper_7.pdf

Links to other stuff:

https://www.neondystopia.com/

https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/

https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/

https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared

discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

This Ep, Grue interviews the guys about the origins of Neon Dystopia and L0WL1F3. This is a good one if you've wondered how we got here, and where it's all going.

Links:

Hartnoll & Young - I'm Meditating: https://youtu.be/nocnu67zwdY?si=2QhWbcDwTt1Yo1lq

https://www.neondystopia.com/

https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/

https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/

https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared

discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

CoinOps, Grueproof, and Scum discuss Barry Levinson's underrated masterpiece about how to distract from a Presidential scandal.

Links:

https://www.neondystopia.com/

https://www.patreon.com/neondystopia/

https://cyberpunklibrarian.com/

https://rss.com/podcasts/l0wl1f3podcast/

https://youtube.com/@l0wl1f3pod?feature=shared

discord.gg/M6fGZERb7Z

https://lairofsecrets.com/