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		Ygg2 on Dec 12, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why was this secret? There can never be something such as truly open society, not in the foreseeable future. As truth becomes the norm, the value of lies becomes greater. If you lie constantly your lies have less value, than if you tell truth but lie about important facts. IMO Truly open society can only be established if faking a signal is impossible. Which I doubt it will ever be.

matz1 on Dec 12, 2013 [–]

Yeah not truly open society like you said but I imagine with the advancement of technology where information can be gathered easily by anyone, it will be close enough.

Ygg2 on Dec 12, 2013 | [–]

I don't think gathering is a part. As long as you can easily fake it, it will not lead to "open society".

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