Agreed, of course that even relatively mundane secrecy can serve a public interest; nuclear codes are not the only legitimate secrets. And it's very fair to sa

Agreed, of course that even relatively mundane secrecy can serve a public interest; nuclear codes are not the only legitimate secrets. And it's very fair to say that it's unknown if the Wikileaks cost-of-secrecy effect is a net good one, especially when you're starting with reasonably good institutions, civil society, and rule of law. But it's a straw man argument to wrap up with reference to "Assange's secret-less world". My original point holds, this isn't a binary switch that flips, it's an incremental effect.