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 I DON’T KNOW WHO FIRST COINED THE PHRASE “FREEDOM TECH” BUT I’VE ENCOUNTERED IT MOST FREQUENTLY ASSOCIATED WITH ODELL.

I am CERTAIN THE SOURCE WAS not TED  KACZYNSKI WHO BELIEVED all TECHNOLOGY LED TO HUMAN DESTRUCTION (and he was partially correct).

“FREEDOM TECH” SIMPLE ENOUGH: BITCOIN, SATSLINK, NOSTR AND THEIR PRECURSORS. I GET IT—I THOUGHT. 

IT WASN’T UNTIL I ASKED, “AS OPPOSED TO?”  THAT THIS PARTICULAR PHRASE’S SIGNIFICANCE BECAME CRYSTAL CLEAR.  AS OPPOSED TO … “ENSLAVING TECH!”

THIS DISTINCTION CAME TO ME WHILE READING, 

https://www.elle.com/culture/books/a39227819/ted-kaczynski-unabomber-jamie-gehring/

“The Unabomber’s Next-Door Neighbor Speaks Out In New Book,” WHICH I HIGHLY RECOMMEND. CHECK THE REVIEWS, I BELIEVE IT WOULD APPEAL TO A BROAD AUDIENCE. 

CHEERS