There's some debate in the comments about the validity of the strategy and whether so and so was using the strategy in earnest. I think what's more interesting

There's some debate in the comments about the validity of the strategy and whether so and so was using the strategy in earnest. I think what's more interesting is the recent and current relevance of such strategies in a world of increased media, decreased privacy etc. The term 'based' is currently used by de youths to refer to a person who employs this strategy.