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'''John Perry Barlow''' was a member of the [[Grateful Dead]].
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'''John Perry Barlow''' was a member of the [[Grateful Dead]] and a founding member of the [[Electronic Frontier Foundation]].
  
 
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He was a member of the [[WhoWhatWhy]] Advisory Board when he died in 2018.<ref name=www>https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/02/13/john-perry-barlows-last-words/</ref>
 
He was a member of the [[WhoWhatWhy]] Advisory Board when he died in 2018.<ref name=www>https://whowhatwhy.org/2018/02/13/john-perry-barlows-last-words/</ref>
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Barlow introduced the Grateful Dead to [[Timothy Leary]], who was inextricably linked with the [[CIA]].<ref>https://spitfirelist.com/news/john-perry-barlow-grateful-dead-lyricist-dick-cheney-campaign-manager-george-wallace-voter-the-cia-and-the-genesis-of-social-media/</ref>
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Barlow, in 2002, admitted in a ''[[Forbes magazine]]'' interview ironically titled "Why Spy?" that he spent time at [[Langley|CIA headquarters at Langley]].<ref>http://www.forbes.com/asap/2002/1007/042_print.html</ref>
  
 
==Publications==
 
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Revision as of 01:54, 3 April 2024

Person.png John Perry Barlow   Sourcewatch Website WikiquoteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(musician, poet, activist, spook?)
John Perry Barlow.jpg
Born1947-10-03
Sublette County, Wyoming, United States
Died2018-02-07 (Age 70)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materWesleyan University
Founder ofElectronic Frontier Foundation

John Perry Barlow was a member of the Grateful Dead and a founding member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

“The economy of the future is based on relationships rather than possessions.”
John Perry Barlow [1]

Activities

He was a member of the WhoWhatWhy Advisory Board when he died in 2018.[2]

Barlow introduced the Grateful Dead to Timothy Leary, who was inextricably linked with the CIA.[3]

Barlow, in 2002, admitted in a Forbes magazine interview ironically titled "Why Spy?" that he spent time at CIA headquarters at Langley.[4]

Publications

Barlow's last book was scheduled for publication on the day he died.[2]

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