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/ˈɪnfəʊˌhæzəd/ · noun
(chiefly science fiction) A piece of information which is directly harmful to one who knows it..
A basilisk, in this context, is information that can hurt you simply because you are aware of it. Yudkowsky uses the term 'infohazard'.
If a meme is any idea that gets in your head, then an "infohazard" is a meme that's actively harmful to its host.
Use infohazard when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Infohazard means (chiefly science fiction) A piece of information which is directly harmful to one who knows it..
Common synonyms include memetic hazard.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
A basilisk, in this context, is information that can hurt you simply because you are aware of it. Yudkowsky uses the term 'infohazard'.
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