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Roko's basilisk (infohazard/existential horror)
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this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2023
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It's just the techbro's version of the Pascal wager
This is a perfect summary because they both seem to prove a really interesting point as long as you assume there's no downside to dedicating your entire life to something only to find out that thing never existed.