A claim I’ve heard habryka make before (I don’t know myself) is that there are actual rules to the kind of vague-deception that goes on in DC. And something like, while it’s a known thing that a politician will say “we’re doing policy X” when they don’t end up doing policy X, if you misrepresent who you’re affiliated with, this is an actual norm violation. (i.e. it’s lying about the Simulacrum 3 level, which is the primary level in DC)
A claim I’ve heard habryka make before (I don’t know myself) is that there are actual rules to the kind of vague-deception that goes on in DC. And something like, while it’s a known thing that a politician will say “we’re doing policy X” when they don’t end up doing policy X, if you misrepresent who you’re affiliated with, this is an actual norm violation. (i.e. it’s lying about the Simulacrum 3 level, which is the primary level in DC)