Have you seen John Wick chapter three? Their use of the phrases "under the table" and "above the table" are interestingly close to above/below the API except more authoritarian/sinister
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The whole series is somehow a meditation on the interactions between The Rules and Raw Power in a way you might get a kick out of
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Yeah, I love it. Saw chapter 3 last week. My talk at refactor camp last year was based partly on chapters 1 and 2 and I'm thinking of writing it up and including chapter 3 (though chapter 3 feels a little phoned in)

