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> there has to be something about your life, true or false There are plenty of false things that anyone can say about literally anyone, including you. If the l

> there has to be something about your life, true or false There are plenty of false things that anyone can say about literally anyone, including you. If the lie is well-crafted enough, good luck defending against it.

londons_explore 4y ago
Perhaps give some examples? Everything I can think of is either easily demonstrably false, or I just wouldn't care, because my friends and family either wouldn't believe the attacker over my word, or because it just isn't something that matters to me.
- toast0 4y ago
  I heard londons_explore has a secret repository of PHP/Java(script)/Lisp/C(++)/Ruby/Visual Basic and doesn't want anyone to know?
  - londons_explore 4y ago
    News to me! I guess it's so secret I've forgotten it! --- I guess that falls in the category of 'rumours of the existence of a thing that doesn't exist and is embarrassing'. Obviously it's very hard to disprove such a rumour, but it is quite easy to just say "I don't care, and you shouldn't either" as a response.
- Nextgrid 4y ago
  I remember a quote that goes along the lines of "the amount of effort to refute bullshit is orders of magnitude higher than what is needed to produce it". They can essentially DoS you by spreading libellous statements which will take lots of effort to refute and encourage people to distance themselves from you as to not become collateral damage themselves.
- pdntspa 4y ago
  Kiddie porn/rape comes to mind, if someone fabricates enough plausible examples you can get your house raided or you could be arrested Can you plead innocent, and will you ultimately prevail? Sure. But will you be able to take back the newspaper articles or news reports about you and these horrible accusations? The chattering on local comment boards? Rumors that might circulate around Twitter or Facebook? Will everyone be able to see that you prevailed and roll back any changes in feelings they had?

londons_explore 4y ago

Perhaps give some examples? Everything I can think of is either easily demonstrably false, or I just wouldn't care, because my friends and family either wouldn't believe the attacker over my word, or because it just isn't something that matters to me.

toast0 4y ago
I heard londons_explore has a secret repository of PHP/Java(script)/Lisp/C(++)/Ruby/Visual Basic and doesn't want anyone to know?
- londons_explore 4y ago
  News to me! I guess it's so secret I've forgotten it! --- I guess that falls in the category of 'rumours of the existence of a thing that doesn't exist and is embarrassing'. Obviously it's very hard to disprove such a rumour, but it is quite easy to just say "I don't care, and you shouldn't either" as a response.
Nextgrid 4y ago
I remember a quote that goes along the lines of "the amount of effort to refute bullshit is orders of magnitude higher than what is needed to produce it". They can essentially DoS you by spreading libellous statements which will take lots of effort to refute and encourage people to distance themselves from you as to not become collateral damage themselves.
pdntspa 4y ago
Kiddie porn/rape comes to mind, if someone fabricates enough plausible examples you can get your house raided or you could be arrested Can you plead innocent, and will you ultimately prevail? Sure. But will you be able to take back the newspaper articles or news reports about you and these horrible accusations? The chattering on local comment boards? Rumors that might circulate around Twitter or Facebook? Will everyone be able to see that you prevailed and roll back any changes in feelings they had?