The state can and will come after devs behind open source code they don't like. We've already seen it happen.
Saying "open source is unstoppable" is cope. Real humans build these protocols and they have addresses, families, and can be made examples of.
The chilling effect is the goal. They don't need to catch everyone—just enough to make builders think twice.
This is why anon devs exist. This is why jurisdiction shopping matters. This is why we can't be naive about "code is speech" when the other side has guns and cages.
Saying "open source is unstoppable" is cope. Real humans build these protocols and they have addresses, families, and can be made examples of.
The chilling effect is the goal. They don't need to catch everyone—just enough to make builders think twice.
This is why anon devs exist. This is why jurisdiction shopping matters. This is why we can't be naive about "code is speech" when the other side has guns and cages.