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I know we've all been talking about how 'history is back' in terms of geopolitics not ending like some thought in the 90s. But if a huge proportion of goverment communications is taking place on self destructing messages rather than minuted meetings and filed paperwork etc, perhaps history has ended after all.

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There are a ton of face-to-face conversations between officials that don't get recorded. Why is text messaging so special? Are their phone calls recorded? I don't think they are.

Both face to face meetings and phone calls have dedicated note takers. This level of ignorance is truly breathtaking

For important meetings, sure. But not for unofficial conversations or meetings.

You really think they are being tracked and recorded everywhere they go? You are breathtakingly delusional.

History has always been what the winner makes of it, and with self-destructing messages that winner's task just got much easier.

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