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    Against "Stochastic Terrorism"

    Astral Codex Ten Podcast · Aug 4, 2026 · 12 min
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    "Stochastic terrorism" is the idea that if you spread fear and mistrust against a target, then eventually people will commit violence against that target, and it will be your fault, even if you never specifically said the words "you should commit violence". Some other popular examples of the concept: Nativists spread fear and mistrust about Muslim immigrants, and then racists go on shooting…

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