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Re:US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of... by fhdkweig on Saturday August 08, 2026 @08:08PM (#49227091)
Conspiracy theories thrive in environments of silence. If no one can talk about their time in government organizations (military, CIA, etc.), speculation is all we have left.
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Re:US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of... by dijksterhuis on Sunday August 09, 2026 @01:02PM (#49233220)
the real problem you seem to be describing is a lack of faith or trust in the institutions, rather than the silence. if we had faith and/or trust in institution X, Y or Z then the silence wouldn’t be a problem.

in my experience; speculation fuels distrust, which fuels more speculation, which leads to a spiral.

similar thing as gossip. why would i trust you when you’ve been gossiping with me about our mutual friend? then i go off and gossip about you gossiping to my other friend etc.

loose lips sink ships — the things we say have consequences.

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Re:US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of... by susadmin on Sunday August 09, 2026 @10:36PM (#49238627)
Omitting truth also has consequences, hence the speculation.
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Re:US Military's Cyber Command Unit Grapples with Cluster of... by dijksterhuis on Monday August 10, 2026 @05:09AM (#49241212)
yeah, but you and i can't do much about what some institution is doing on a daily basis. we can, however, do a lot more about what we're doing on a daily basis -- i.e. not engaging with or spreading speculative bullshit / FUD.

there's enough bullshit for people to deal with in the world. why add to it?

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