There was a study showing that if you randomly ask people on the street, many will give you their e-mail password in exchange for a literal chocolate bar. Does

There was a study showing that if you randomly ask people on the street, many will give you their e-mail password in exchange for a literal chocolate bar. Does that imply that we should freely post password leaks online as they apparently have very low value? No, it implies that giving low-value, supposed studies as evidence of something is completely worthless. Someone asked someone for a password for a candy bar - supposedly. Come one now, really? There was a study showing that if you randomly ask people on the street, many will give you their e-mail password in exchange for a literal chocolate bar. Does that imply that we should freely post password leaks online as they apparently have very low value? This is the generic argument always given that most people are too stupid or too lazy to figure it out for themselves so we must involve the state. There's a grain of truth to the argument, but it's somewhat of a hateful argument - usually with the presenter of the argument thinking they understand the issues and could decide for themselves, but that others aren't capable of it.