> One obvious defense againt this dark art is to simply not trust anyone, ever - but this approach has consequent repercussions The other obvious giant gaping

> One obvious defense againt this dark art is to simply not trust anyone, ever - but this approach has consequent repercussions The other obvious giant gaping downside is that you lose access to all of the true information you will get from most people who are not, in fact, bad actors. It's like gouging out your own eyes to save yourself from optical illusions.