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hyporational comments on What false beliefs have you held and why were you wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: hyporational 17 October 2014 04:03:15AM *  2 points [-]

Secret information can explain the change whether it is true or false. We can only guess.

Is there a solution? Keep the president in the dark? Make classified security data public?

Comment author: Lumifer 17 October 2014 04:12:10AM *  0 points [-]

Is there a solution?

What exactly is the problem you want to solve?

Comment author: hyporational 17 October 2014 04:16:31AM 0 points [-]

Corruption. Am I being vague enough?

Comment author: Lumifer 17 October 2014 04:22:13AM *  0 points [-]

Heh. Let me be less vague. The problem is the capture and control of elected officials by the entrenched bureaucracy and associated interests. It's a well-known problem. I am not aware of good non-bloody solutions.

Of course there is also the universal "power corrupts" which doesn't help.