⚠️ INFORMATION HAZARD ⚠️
The McCollough Effect is a visual pattern that can alter your brain's color perception for MONTHS after just minutes of looking at a specific pattern of colored lines. This is one of the only known perceptual information hazards, where harm is done from mere perception of information alone; the information bypasses all cognitive defenses and affects the brain directly.
Most information hazards are dangerous because they inform willing agents how to do dangerous things, like how to build a Death Star in your backyard. But the McCollough Effect patterns are dangerous in and of themselves.
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The McCollough Effect is a visual pattern that can alter your brain's color perception for MONTHS after just minutes of looking at a specific pattern of colored lines. This is one of the only known perceptual information hazards, where harm is done from mere perception of information alone; the information bypasses all cognitive defenses and affects the brain directly.
Most information hazards are dangerous because they inform willing agents how to do dangerous things, like how to build a Death Star in your backyard. But the McCollough Effect patterns are dangerous in and of themselves.
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