I started collecting a list of once “secret” documents that were, in one way or another, broadly released (whether it be through legal process, government disclosures, leaks, or the ideas themselves eventually turned into books):

The analysis done by Deutsche Bank investors to predict the 2008 financial crisis (dramatized as the Jenga scene from the movie “The Big Short”)
A consulting project completed by BCG for the city of Dallas on their loose dog problem
Deeply insightful tech emails surfaced through court cases written by people like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, etc capturing some of their strategies, views, or ideas
The book, Bulletproof Problem Solving started as a professional development document within McKinsey and was eventually refined and published
MrBeast's guide to content production
Netflix's famous culture document, which Sheryl Sandberg has called one of the most important documents ever to come out of Silicon Valley
Facebook's little red book

With all of [...]

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Outline:

(02:46) Unproduced information

(06:47) Unpublished information

(14:32) Restricted information

(30:48) Unfindable information

(51:10) Information matter

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First published:
October 1st, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/knSCiSGYG8BKqfzAC/information-dark-matter

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Information dark matter” by Logan Kieller

LessWrong (30+ Karma)