#258: Who are you actually running for? (the identity protection problem)

There are two reasons handlers go into protection mode at the line. They look identical from the outside. They are not the same problem — and the fix is completely different depending on which one you're actually in. This episode asks the question most handlers don't think to ask: are you protecting the Q, or are you protecting your image of yourself as a handler? One of those you can train your way out of.

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