In this context, by "cause of transparency" we are not asking "what causes transparency?" Rather, we are identifying transparency as a cause, which is to say, something worth fighting for. lorraine lee may be a rebel, but not a rebel without a cause. * solve the information asymmetry problem * solve the disinformation problem * solve the problem of fac tions I keep coming up with more, so you may (or may not) want to check this page occasionally for changes. Sometimes it seems transparency is a lost cause. (begin first person singular mode) (see pub wan technology) (end FPS) (begin rant)