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I can see that I've failed to convince you and I need to do better.
In my experience, the sort of thing you've written is a longer version of "It can't happen to me, I'm far too smart for that" and a quite typical reaction to the notion that you, yes you, might have security holes. I don't expect you to like that, but it is.
You really aren't running OpenBSD with those less rational people running Windows.
I do think being able to make such statements of confidence in one's immunity takes more detailed domain knowledge. Perhaps you are more immune and have knowledge and experience - but that isn't what you said.
I am curious as to the specific basis you have for considering yourself more immune. Not just "I am more rational", but something that's actually put it to a test?
Put it this way, I have knowledge and experience of this stuff and I bother second-guessing myself.
(I can see that this bit is going to have to address the standard objection more.)
This is a failure mode common in when other-optimising. You assume that I need to be persuaded, put that as the bottom line and then work from there. There is no room for the possibility that I know more about my relative areas of weakness than you do. This is a rather bizarre position to take given that you don't even have significant familiarity with the wedrifid online persona let alone me.
It isn't so much that I dislike what you are saying as it is that it seems trivial and poorly calibrated to the context. Are you really telling a lesswrong frequenter that they may have security holes as though you are making some kind of novel suggestion that could trigger insecurity or offence?
I suggest that I understand the entirety of the point you are making and still respond with the grandparent. There is a limit to how much intellectual paranoia is helpful and under-confidence is a failure of epistemic rationality even if it is encouraged socially. This is a point that you either do not understand or have been careful to avoid acknowledging for the purpose of presenting your position.
I would be more inclined to answer such questions if they didn't come with explicitly declared rhetorical intent.
No, I'm actually interested in knowing. If "nothing", say that.