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What are the best examples of significant harm caused by "infohazards"? (don't say Roko) I tend to internally roll my eyes when I hear this concern, often from EA-land, and I'd like to inoculate myself against that if appropriate.
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Market failures due to asymmetric information. Functioning annuity and long-term care insurance markets would require *less* true information about individual mortality and morbidity risks. Super cheap genetic screening could doom many disability insurance markets.
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