Very true. I think “can you keep a secret”, in the context of true secrets, is a bit of a non-question. What kind of secret? Sometimes, even revealing the type of the secret in question reveals bits about the secret itself (sometimes through multiple layers). How do you communicate about the meta-parts of said secret? What are your skills in behaving around true-secret material? Doing a ” Can you keep a secret?” “Yeah I can keep a secret!” interaction doesn’t really tell you much at all and seems to me more just a social dance to initiate gossip (or a similar interaction).
Very true. I think “can you keep a secret”, in the context of true secrets, is a bit of a non-question. What kind of secret? Sometimes, even revealing the type of the secret in question reveals bits about the secret itself (sometimes through multiple layers). How do you communicate about the meta-parts of said secret? What are your skills in behaving around true-secret material? Doing a ” Can you keep a secret?” “Yeah I can keep a secret!” interaction doesn’t really tell you much at all and seems to me more just a social dance to initiate gossip (or a similar interaction).