I don’t think I downvoted the advice post, but I do recall that I skimmed it and decided I don’t have much to say about it. I’m probably guilty of making that face when someone brings up the word “infohazard” in real life—I don’t think it’s a very useful generalization for most things. I don’t know how representative I am, and it seemed a good-faith discussion, so I left it alone.
IMO, “infohazard” is the kind of term that aggregates a number of distinct things in such a way as to make the speaker sound erudite, rather than to illuminate any aspect of the topic. It’s also almost always about fear of others’ freedom or abilities, not about the information itself.
I don’t think I downvoted the advice post, but I do recall that I skimmed it and decided I don’t have much to say about it. I’m probably guilty of making that face when someone brings up the word “infohazard” in real life—I don’t think it’s a very useful generalization for most things. I don’t know how representative I am, and it seemed a good-faith discussion, so I left it alone.
IMO, “infohazard” is the kind of term that aggregates a number of distinct things in such a way as to make the speaker sound erudite, rather than to illuminate any aspect of the topic. It’s also almost always about fear of others’ freedom or abilities, not about the information itself.