Psychotoxin. A class of object or behaviour that is strongly adapted to use and exploit human cognitive or psychological biases with an effect of mental or physical harm on those exposed to it.
Infohazards, cognitohazards, ragebait, thought terminating clichés, dark patterns, and short form video are examples of psychotoxicity.
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Psychotoxin
Psychotoxin. A class of object or behaviour that is strongly adapted to use and exploit human cognitive or psychological biases with an effect of mental or physical harm on those exposed to it.
Infohazards, cognitohazards, ragebait, thought terminating clichés, dark patterns, and short form video are examples of psychotoxicity.