Don’t Ask Permission: John Milton, Satoshi and Bitcoin

Long before Bitcoin, thinkers were wrestling with a similar question: who gets permission to speak, publish, and participate? Starting with Areopagitica, John Milton’s famous defense of unlicensed printing in 17th-century England, we’ll trace the ideas that ultimately echo in Satoshi Nakamoto’s creation of Bitcoin. Free pizza 🍕 and drinks 🥤 6:30–7 • eat and meet 7–8 • Presentation 8–8:30 • Q&A and chatting As a reminder: * No photos or video unless participants are explicitly okay with it * [C…