> You can think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value, to you, of more information. The more power you have, the more

> You can think of your existing power as the exponent in an equation that determines the value, to you, of more information. The more power you have, the more additional power you derive from the new data. so P = (i + I) ^ p where p = previous level of power i = old level of information I = new additional information P = new level of power Is that right? How does this even make sense? Does this work out to be a super exponential function? Lets try some numbers Starting out with power = 2, information = 2 and sequentially increasing i by 1 gives (2+1)^2 = 9, (3+1)^9 = 262144 (4+1)^262144 = some really big number You get the idea. Also note that if you drip feed yourself the information in smaller increments (say 0.1) then your power grows much faster. By this reckoning it is amazing that some entity hasn't already irrevocably taken control of the entire world. You can see how ones perspective would be pretty messed up if you thought the relationship was actually like this. Gives me new insight into the thinking of Schneier.