Blogger argues "infohazards" don't exist, just moralized curiosity control
ryunuck · x · 2026-10-28
ryunuck argues that "infohazards" don't exist as a real category. In his view, the concept is a way to control people's curiosity by weaponizing their sense of morality — stripping them of agency, leading them to self-police and police others, and eliminating all stakes, updates, and evidence exchange.
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