The phrase is a simple observation, like saying “a compass wants to point northâ€. Information intrinsically has a tendency to spread. Controlling information, bottling it up and keeping it limited, is difficult. There’s a bit of a poetic turn in saying “wantsâ€, since of course information has no agency. The underlying truth is really a statement about human nature; people tend to share information
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Also along these lines: “There are no secrets, only information you don’t yet have.”