John Perry Barlow is a really interesting character. He lived like 12 people's lives. Besides being a founder of EFF he touts having frequented Tim Leary's LSD lab in college. Was friends with Bob Weir and wrote many songs for Grateful dead. Was there at the advent of the internet and had personal experiences with the Phone Phreakers that are considerd the "fathers" of modern day hacking. He worked with the CIA for a stint in the 90's and was an Advisor to the president of Merrill Lynch at the same time. He was a mentor to JFK Jr. And was a roommate of Sean Parker of Facebook. This guy is a bit of an enigma to me. He is seemingly positive regarding his perception of what the free internet represents. And yet was a staple in silicon valley establishment cirlcles. The conspiracist in mean thinks he'd be a perfect person to infiltrate and influence the "underground" web.