Tear Lines 003 - DPRK Unknowns, Dropbox vs Zoom, and Source Vetting Applied to Media Headlines

Episode 003

Today Logan and Ally talk about the recent happenings, or whatever you want to call them, in North Korea.  Is Kim Jong Un dead or alive?  Well, the sources are inconsistent.  We're seeing a lot of single source with no verification and a long history of Korean conflict - what message is being portrayed in the media?  Does it actually make sense?  Let's take a second to self-assess what is going on.  There is a lot of history, like how we pushed North Korea to China, nuclear weapons, etc.  What other players are present in this game?  What benefit would it give them to sow some disinformation (cough Russia cough)?  Can we trace the line forward?  

What about Zoom?  What do you think when you hear the headline "Dropbox Has Been Paying Hackers to Prove Zoom Security Issues Since 2018"?  It's not what you would think.  
Occam's Razor 

What do you see and what do you know? 

• Single source failure - Who said it? If you cant isolate the source can you verify the information? 
• Does it pass the sniff test? - Take off your lens and see if you can still make the logical leap for rationality.  
• Does it make sense? - What's the motivation for the action?  

Awareness tips - verbal chess - it’s a back and forth understanding not a solid decision. Interactions are +|- in all times

Mentor -“Be confident, be professional, and don’t make mistakes.” “Follow the question to its end” - for Logan this has evolved to follow the question to its beginning as well.

Rogue Sliding Camera Cover 

We mention the book LikeWar, a great read for anyone interested in how social media has influenced society.  LikeWar: The Weaponization of Social Media 

We recorded with the Fit to Fight podcast yesterday, find them on Spotify.  

The beaten path is for beaten people. 

 

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