Marcy “emptywheel” with an interesting essay on leak dumps and how not all are equal but more are similar in the wrong way that we like to admit:
In short: the motive of the leaker matters less than their expertise in judging the leak and its effects and we mythologize both “good” and “bad” leaks at our own expense. An interesting thesis, not sure I’m 100% sold, but some definitely good points about the myths we tell ourselves, especially those intimately involved, when it comes to justifying a good leak vs decrying a bad leak.
Jack Teixeira: Leak Dumps Don't Care about (the Story You Tell about) Motive - emptywheel
The Discord Leaks are a leak dump. They may have more in common with past leak dumps than a lot of past leak dump journalists would like to admit.
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In short: the motive of the leaker matters less than their expertise in judging the leak and its effects and we mythologize both “good” and “bad” leaks at our own expense. An interesting thesis, not sure I’m 100% sold, but some definitely good points about the myths we tell ourselves, especially those intimately involved, when it comes to justifying a good leak vs decrying a bad leak.