I'm an optimistic pessimist in a realist's body. That is to say, I agree, it was obvious for a long time and information asymmetry has always been a tool of su

I'm an optimistic pessimist in a realist's body. That is to say, I agree, it was obvious for a long time and information asymmetry has always been a tool of survival, advantage, control, etc. and not just in humans. However, having lived through and been a tiny part of the "data revolution", and having seen some of the bad parts personally, as well as what we could do with data if everything was done in the open with good, clear intent and permission... that part of it still makes me sad. I mean, the way the human race is going in general makes me sad, so yeah, perhaps I should not be surprised to see reality affect this area. But, I'm still optimistic that some of us really are doing good and honest work with data and that there is still much more to be done.