A sincere belief in the plausibility of large-scale (n>150, Dunbar's number say) secrecy is the main clueless trait in conspiracy thinking
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Replying to @KoenSwinkels
@KoenSwinkels@vgr@Snowden 1 of the most interesting things about conspiracy thinking is how details are recast as pieces of grand plans.1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes -
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@KoenSwinkels@vgr Most of what actually goes on in war/govt is budget-seeking, infighting, incompetence and chaos.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@KoenSwinkels@vgr C. thinking takes those same details (the famous Snowden Powerpoints, for eg.) and makes them into intricate programs.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@KoenSwinkels@vgr All this to say: yeah, I’m really not sure what a ‘secret’ is. :)1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jonathanglick@KoenSwinkels "Information that has not yet been fully exploited for differential advantage"1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@vgr@KoenSwinkels A very after-the-fact definition. Reminds me of 'insider trading.'1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
@jonathanglick @KoenSwinkels true... only a priori definition I can think of is "signal that has high marginal surprisal" (mutual inf term)
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