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Or not at all. The list serves to alienate certain people and prevent them from becoming competitive or developing networks. The negatives of this kind of beha

• asoneth 4y ago
  > Or not at all If the list is not at all accurate I doubt it would propagate as well or as long because an entirely inaccurate list provides negative value to its recipients by giving them a false sense of security that will be eventually dispelled when they realize their personal experience does not correlate with the list. I would be more concerned about a list that is sufficiently accurate to ensure continued propagation while still containing harmful inaccuracies. > The negatives of this kind of behavior are equal to the supposed benefits Whether the harm caused by inaccurate warnings exceeds the harm avoided by the accurate warnings seems subjective because these harms are different and impact different people. It would also be hard to assess without knowing the actual ratio of accurate to inaccurate warnings. But regardless of whether these kinds of lists cause net harm overall, individuals will continue to share warnings as long as doing so provides net value to them. Outlawing rumors is something not even totalitarian regimes have managed to do, so the only solution I can think of would be to ensure that the alternate methods of addressing problematic behavior are more attractive to people than resorting to rumors.