> I suspect the basic problem in espionage work is that being interested in it at all is precisely the reason not to hire someone to do it Interesting way to p

> I suspect the basic problem in espionage work is that being interested in it at all is precisely the reason not to hire someone to do it Interesting way to put it, I hadn't thought about it this way. It sounds analogous to what is argued in "The Rise of the Warrior Cop" (about cop militarization and abuse in the US): that the people more enthusiastic about combat gear and working in a SWAT-like unit are exactly the kind of people who shouldn't be allowed in those units.