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No, we should make it illegal to say unsubstantiated things that are highly extremist and cause mass societal panic that further ensures we really do end up in
by nullbio 23d ago
No, we should make it illegal to say unsubstantiated things that are highly extremist and cause mass societal panic that further ensures we really do end up in a situation that screws everybody over because power becomes centralized into the hands of those who are funding these fear campaigns, like, "there's a 70% chance my machine is going to kill you, your children and your whole family in the next 2 years" without having a single shred of evidence or rational argument as to why.
Furthermore, this sort of rhetoric is not only extremist and will result in terrible regulatory outcomes, but it results in real physical harm, because plenty of psychopaths hear this stuff and go and murder people as a result. Sam Altman's house getting firebombed multiple times is an example.
It's fine to speak your mind if you can present a fruitful evidenced argument, but not if you're just throwing out chaos to incite the public into a flurry.