I think Snowden has always been a Russian asset, but he is sometimes correct.
@amerika upon what basis? taleb just asserts it as if fact, although I admit it's a reasonable suspicion to have
Based on his profile. Instead of escalating up the chain of command, he engineered as destructive a leak as he could. This is a public optics move.
@amerika isn't it precisely a public optics move that's required
@skells @amerika I'm glad Snowden decided to blow the whistle instead of complaining to his manager. I think the government is way out of line with the spying on it's own people. Snowden and Assange deserve full pardons and a parade imo. Whistle blowers should be treated as heroes when they expose government/corporate corruption or illegal activity not treated like terrorists.
@skells @quasifly
An intense, scrutinized bureaucracy.