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The genius of Assange

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Here's a summary of the key points from Julian Assange's essays on conspiracies:

Assange argues that authoritarian regimes and unjust systems rely on conspiracies and secretive communication to maintain power.

He proposes viewing these conspiracies as connected graphs or networks, with conspirators as nodes and communications as links between them.

The strength of a conspiracy is related to the total "conspiratorial power" - the sum of all the important communications between conspirators.

Leaks and the exposure of secret information disproportionately harm unjust, secretive systems compared to open, just ones.

To weaken a conspiracy, Assange suggests:

Reducing its ability to gather and process information
Cutting links between conspirators
Reducing the "weight" or importance of key communications
Fostering distrust and paranoia within the network
Modern technology has increased the potential scale and power of conspiracies, but also created new vulnerabilities.

The ultimate goal is to reduce the conspiracy's cognitive ability to understand and respond to its environment, rendering it ineffective.

Assange sees this framework as a way to promote more open and just governance by undermining authoritarian power structures.

The essays lay out the philosophical and strategic foundations for WikiLeaks' approach to exposing government and corporate secrets.