Wow, thank you so much for your feedback! I'm elated to hear these thoughts -- especially that I got the Online vibe and the fact that Academic opens up some compelling possibilities for the world. Plus, thank goodness you approve of the way Insomniac functions! I've dealt with some insomnia before, but it's mostly my partner who struggles with it, so I'm glad the Label seems to do insomnia justice.
Defector is indeed supposed to garner the HC all three Label Perks; I figured starting with a Threat and a perpetual Condition (since only three Conditions means death) was a big enough nerf to offset the wealth of Perks. But perhaps not! Also, it's not at all too rude to point out the mechanical dissonance between what I've created and the intended function of Labels! I'm unsure how to address this -- maybe tweak the Perks? I don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater, since I think the Servers I've made for each new "Label" work well.
Thank you again for sharing your thoughts! Makes me smile.