At the same, the purpose of this experiment wasn’t clear at all. I wasn’t sure if it was having fun, increasing awareness or gaining insight into people’s psychology.
Agreed. I was also provided with the codes, and to provide another data point, this is how I thought about it.
The terminal goal isn’t to keep the site up. The question I (immediately) asked myself is whether entering the codes would make it more likely or less likely that people take xrisk seriously in the real world (roughly). I considered this briefly, but I realized that I too was confused about the point of the experiment, and thus decided to leave it alone.
Agreed. I was also provided with the codes, and to provide another data point, this is how I thought about it.
The terminal goal isn’t to keep the site up. The question I (immediately) asked myself is whether entering the codes would make it more likely or less likely that people take xrisk seriously in the real world (roughly). I considered this briefly, but I realized that I too was confused about the point of the experiment, and thus decided to leave it alone.