At least that makes intelligence a prerequisite to joining the club. Some folks believe that, if you want crypto, you must have something to hide. I guess that's analogous to saying, if you want doors with locks, you must have something to hide. RICO lets them kick down your door. Cypherpunks is a diverse group, true.
Anarchism seems more actively anti-government, though.
The crack about send me your tax return is to illustrate that things we wish to keep private do not always involve things we are ashamed about. The notion that only shame generates a desire for privacy is a moralistic one a notion that I, for one, would like to see disappear. I think anonymity will become critically important. In the latest Esquire, Norman Mailer alludes to the erosion of privacy with the evolution of digital technology. Yes, simply a courtesy of disappearance.