Dagon comments on Open Thread, January 4-10, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Dagon 03 February 2016 05:59:10PM 0 points [-]

I don't know why scenario 2 should be any less worrisome. The distinction between "optimized for some perception/subset of you" and "optimized for someone like you" is completely meaningless.

Comment author: Lumifer 03 February 2016 06:08:50PM 0 points [-]

Because of degree of focus. It's like the distinction between a black-hat scanning the entire 'net for vulnerabilities and a black-hat scanning specifically your system for vulnerabilities. Are the two equally worrisome?

Comment author: Dagon 04 February 2016 01:33:56AM 0 points [-]

equally worrisome, conditional on me having the vulnerability the blackhat is trying to use. This is equivalent to the original warning being conditional on something resonating with you.