They say Love is the most powerful force in the universe. I believe that is true. But the second most powerful must be secrets.
Secrets drive every human interaction. If you make a purchase or barter, it comes down in the end to how much the other is willing to give. The 'secret' to gaining the advantage is to push the other person to divulge his first- or, how much is the least he will accept from you. Every diplomatic relation is about the same thing- to gain more of your opponents secrets then he does yours. In the information age, knowledge is power. And a lot of its only powerful if its a secret. OR if it suddenly becomes NOT a secret. When it boils down to it, every friendship is based on how much the other is willing to say and NOT say. Those who say the most, are the weakest. The manipulation and trade of secrets is the true commerce of the world. You can trade the keeping or telling secrets for money, or with just a single secret destroy friendships and start wars. Everyone has something they want to keep hidden. I believe that, with the right secret, anyone could be manipulated. Not always bribed, no, but tricked into taking a course of action that actually aids you. You'd want to keep that a secret from them, of course. Otherwise it would have no power. When it comes down to it, secrets are the binary code of knowledge on or off, told or untold. And knowledge is power. You might argue then, that knowledge, not secrets, is the second strongest force. And in a way, you'd be right. Except Knowledge is not so useful without secrets. They are the base way of manipulating knowledge, and if you cant control and capture that power, then its useless.
Secrets drive every human interaction. If you make a purchase or barter, it comes down in the end to how much the other is willing to give. The 'secret' to gaining the advantage is to push the other person to divulge his first- or, how much is the least he will accept from you. Every diplomatic relation is about the same thing- to gain more of your opponents secrets then he does yours. In the information age, knowledge is power. And a lot of its only powerful if its a secret. OR if it suddenly becomes NOT a secret. When it boils down to it, every friendship is based on how much the other is willing to say and NOT say. Those who say the most, are the weakest. The manipulation and trade of secrets is the true commerce of the world. You can trade the keeping or telling secrets for money, or with just a single secret destroy friendships and start wars. Everyone has something they want to keep hidden. I believe that, with the right secret, anyone could be manipulated. Not always bribed, no, but tricked into taking a course of action that actually aids you. You'd want to keep that a secret from them, of course. Otherwise it would have no power. When it comes down to it, secrets are the binary code of knowledge on or off, told or untold. And knowledge is power. You might argue then, that knowledge, not secrets, is the second strongest force. And in a way, you'd be right. Except Knowledge is not so useful without secrets. They are the base way of manipulating knowledge, and if you cant control and capture that power, then its useless.
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