"Well, all information looks like noise until you break the code."

― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"This Snow Crash thing--is it a virus, a drug, or a religion?"

Juanita shrugs. "What's the difference?"

― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"Shit, if I took time out to have an opinion about everything, I wouldn't get any work done."

― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

"Besides, interesting things happen along borders—transitions—not in the middle where everything is the same."

― Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash

Double edged or single? Is the opponent inexperienced & think he for sure will win?

If left with nothing but bad options NOT giving in & especially NOT going along with what seems to be the rules becomes even more important…