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The Contagion of Fear
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Hacker News | Sep 13, 2026 | elffjs
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But Coxon is not an expert on critical infrastructure, nor on bioweapons — nor, for that matter, on extinction. contagion of fear. We should heed the wisdom of the late infrastructure, bioweapons, extinction biology, etc. — that burden must lie with those making the claim. It is incumbent upon us to be circumspect in our claims — and maximally so when raising the alarm. nothing to fear then — and (at least with respect to extinction risk!
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