Cryptoanarchism seems to be a deliberately designed red herring in this article (or socially agreed upon warning).
It doesn't escape the main thesis, that computers are physical devices that rely on rules.
It's refreshing. I'm smashing my head with the ongoing Monkey Pox Holmes Rahe Stress train wreck, and discord in US cities. And here's an essay that raises questions on Philosophy of Mind. What if you believe in a Physicalist or Machine Functionalism Theory of mind? Then are we just as ruthless as computers?
What if you have a Magical Random Banana? Does that let you escape the ruthlessness? What if you don't trust your magical banana?