Post date: Sep 18, 2012 7:26:23 PM
Eric S. Raymond:
There’s a Discordian maxim called the “SNAFU Principle” states that true communication is only possible between equals – because where there is a power asymmetry the inferior will tend to tell the superior what the superior wants to hear, and the superior will tend to tell the inferior only that which preserves his superiority.
Related: The Core Protocols (http://www.mccarthyshow.com/online/)
Source: http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=4564