Honestly, I kind of think that would be a straightforwardly silly thing to worry about, if one were to think about it for a few moments. (And I note that it’s not Chris’ stated reasoning.)
Like, leave aside that the PM was indistinguishable from a phishing attack. Pretend that it had come through both email and PM, from Ben Pace, with the codes repeated. All the same… LW just isn’t the kind of place where we’re going to socially shame someone for
Not taking action
...within 30 minutes of an unexpected email being sent to them
Even after receiving that message, it still seems like the “do not engage” action is to not enter the codes?
I think “doesn’t want to ruin other people’s fun or do anything significant” feels more accurate than “do not engage” here?
And then, for all he knew, his name might have been posted in a list of users who could have prevented the apocalypse but didn’t.
Honestly, I kind of think that would be a straightforwardly silly thing to worry about, if one were to think about it for a few moments. (And I note that it’s not Chris’ stated reasoning.)
Like, leave aside that the PM was indistinguishable from a phishing attack. Pretend that it had come through both email and PM, from Ben Pace, with the codes repeated. All the same… LW just isn’t the kind of place where we’re going to socially shame someone for
Not taking action
...within 30 minutes of an unexpected email being sent to them
...whether or not they even saw the email
...in a game they didn’t agree to play.
And then maybe the site would have blown up, which was not what I was aiming for at that time.