At a sufficient level of abstraction, the fundamental principles of strategy are approximately substrate-independent, I think. They are formless. Void.
what if your enemy also knows themselves and knows you?
IDK what Sun Tzu would say to this, but I would say,
No one in practice has actually perfect knowledge, so one side would still have more than the other, and
The quote does not say you will win every battle. It says you need not fear the result. It might be that you know the result will be that you will lose, and therefore you should either avoid the battle or surrender from the start. To paraphrase another well-known leader with a challenging strategic situation: If you know you will win, there is no need to fear. If you know you will lose, it’s of no use to fear.
At a sufficient level of abstraction, the fundamental principles of strategy are approximately substrate-independent, I think. They are formless. Void.
IDK what Sun Tzu would say to this, but I would say,
No one in practice has actually perfect knowledge, so one side would still have more than the other, and
The quote does not say you will win every battle. It says you need not fear the result. It might be that you know the result will be that you will lose, and therefore you should either avoid the battle or surrender from the start. To paraphrase another well-known leader with a challenging strategic situation: If you know you will win, there is no need to fear. If you know you will lose, it’s of no use to fear.