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lgas on Oct 14, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: ChatGPT’s system prompts

Arguably, "threatening" and "shaming" are both forms of "social engineering."

ethbr1 on Oct 14, 2023 [–]

100%. The bulk of social engineering is leveraging, abusing, and breaking social norms so people feel compelled to do what you want them to.

Grimblewald on Oct 16, 2023 | [–]

or even more effective, threatening to break social norms on your behalf.

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