All three are explained by signalling-mediated disrespect, which on one level is relativism but not in a pernicious way.
Hyperstitious slur cascades. Common knowledge is the same as error correction. Strategic ambiguity (keeping knowledge uncommon) is deliberate error propagation. Both relate to Aumann. https://scottaaronson.blog/?p=2410
- von Neumann and Shannon on error correction in unreliable systems and how this relates to Ken Thompson’s or Ritchie’s paper about the trojan in the C compiler. Value Change and AI Safety