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WorseThanHipster3277 karma

"worms"

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Toxoplasma gondii. Not as overt as the fungus example, but it’s effect on rodents is curiously specific. There’s also (scientific) theories that it might cause or exacerbate several mental disorders in humans, and change us in ways ranging from inhibiting/modifying executive function to being worse drivers.

Do you think something like this could be “weaponized” to, say, augment efforts to cause/increase stochastic terrorism?

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Or pay trolls to stalk incels on places like Reddit and tell them that other people are actually causing their problems.

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Toxoplasma gondii. Not as overt as the fungus example, but it’s effect on rodents is curiously specific. There’s also (scientific) theories that it might cause or exacerbate several mental disorders in humans, and change us in ways ranging from inhibiting/modifying executive function to being worse drivers.

Do you think something like this could be “weaponized” to, say, augment efforts to cause stochastic terrorism?