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The complacency of researchers knowledgeable in these topics should be noted as well. With great power comes great responsibility, as Spiderman states correctly.

This letter is a "nice try", but pretty late and lacking media-awareness. People certainly won't read a 4-page PDF. They should have led with:

> There is no technological solution to the contradiction inherent in both keeping information confidential from third parties and sharing that same information with third parties.



your lead statement would still confuse a non-trivial amount of the general population.


Certainly true.

But would that be a part of the population that actually partakes in the discussion to begin with?

If you cannot say something more simple without making a mess of it, don't.


There is no solution to the contradiction inherent in both showing off your ability to craft convoluted sentences and informing the public.




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