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starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

A cognitohazard is anything that is hazardous to perceive. For example, in the short story BLIT, there are certain patterns and images that cause the brain to shut down when you look at them, sort of like a computer crashing. A very benign real life example is earworms–really catchy songs that stick in your head after you listen to them. Just by listening to a song, it can cause you some form of harm (really just a mild annoyance, but still).

“Adversarial patches” are a complicated topic, and this video does a good job explaining them. He never gets hit by the car, by the way, so don’t get your hopes too high

Another fun rabbit hole is infohazards. Things that are hazardous just to know. Like, you can see your nose, you’re aware of your breathing, and you can feel your tongue. Roko’s Basilisk is a hypothetical one with plenty of videos about it

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cows_are_underrated@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

you can feel your tongue.

Fuck you.

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TheFerrango@lemmy.basedcount.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Wait, people don’t know they can see their noses?

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- starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Most people’s brains just kinda filter it out, and when they become aware of the fact that it’s visible it can be distracting
  
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  - TheFerrango@lemmy.basedcount.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Makes sense. Now I’m trying to feel my tongue but so far, nothing
    
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    mrbaby@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Here let me try 😘
    
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Touching_Grass@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
All hail the great basilisk

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- Mirodir@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Roco’s Basilisk is an information hazard, not a cognitohazard.
  
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  - starman2112@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    They mentioned it because I mentioned infohazards at the end of my comment, since they’re a related subject
    
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ignotum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Another rxample of infohazards is simply knowing something that other people would also really like to know, such as state secrets, nuclear launchcodes, etc

You knowing them (assuming other people know that you know them) puts you at risk

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JBloodthorn@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Your pinkie toe hasn't moved in a while.

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- YourFavouriteNPC@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  Wrong, mine moves all the time
  
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guiguinofake@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
Just so you know you can see your glasses now

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