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The question I have (and I will start the linked pdf tonight) is if unjust systems are nonlinearly hit vs. just systems in the event of a leak. What happens if

• T_S_ 16y ago
  Not sure if this is what you meant, but real transparency requires verification. If leaks are commonplace then "plants" will be too. All sorts of meta-games to play as well.
• jdp23 16y ago
  it's a great question. my intuition is yes at the first level: control of information is a key technique for many powerful unjust systems. it's a good point though that the same kind of power could also make unjust systems better at "false flag" attacks. certainly food for thought.
  • lhnz 16y ago
    That would take a lot of organization. Also, what if their operations were leaked invalidating their previous lies?
    • jdp23 16y ago
      agreed it would take a lot of organization. this is the conspiracy we're talking about though, they're good at stuff like that! > what if their operations were leaked invalidating their previous lies? their goal with this strategy is to devalue leaked information, so this would potentially work to their advantage moving forward. "you can't trust any of this leaked data. don't you know there's a secret bipartisan private/public conspiracy spending $5B a year to corrupt the data?" at some point it gets complex enough that everybody's head explodes