For years the program has been "infiltrate a respected org, hollow it out and dedicate it to the prog religion, wear its skin as a suit demanding respect" Recognizing that this is a pattern and should be the default assumption rather is now classified as "conspiracy metaphysics"https://twitter.com/poly_metis/status/1186307317018611714 …
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This isn't simple. Moldbug model is decentralized flocking to a known or anticipated position *but* that position is still set somewhere - all speakers repeat the party line out of Harvard. Harvard's line is determined by a competition for the fascination of the egregore 1/2
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The jim line is that priestly power works by false consensus. "Let's ask a neutral expert" - when the expert is in on the conspiracy and all positions of expertise are doled out according to holiness. Lower level people still conform to what they think the egregore thinks 2/2
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They're taking their own pathology in thinking and calling the lack of that a problem. Thinking "believe authoritative consensus" is plainly and obviously vulnerable to attack by partially subverting authority then leveraging that to complete takeover 1/2
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Example is wikipedia - wikipedia only allows "trusted sources". Ah, but what if someone creates a wikipedia edit that later gets reverted but is picked up by a confederate working at a "trusted source" who repeats the claim before the reversion? Oh no, a timing attack. 2/3
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This same exploit was used in the FBI / Trump investigation. FBI source leaks to friendly press, friendly press writes it up, FBI takes press report to FISA court, gets warrant. THIS IS A WORKING EXPLOIT OF A KNOWN UNPATCHED SECURITY FLAW. Many such examples. 3/3
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