Post #2471324
2026-03-25 11:09 UTC
BA would be more legitimate, but AB has the prestige—with very real impacts on academic careers.
#UndoneCS
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@mxp@mastodon.acm.org 2026-03-25 12:49
After lunch, #UndoneCS continues with a talk by Diego F. Aranha: “What is Cryptography Hiding from Itself?”
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@mario_angst_sci@fediscience.org 2026-03-25 11:42
@mxp@mastodon.acm.org I love the "(sometimes simulated)" - very crucial there. What I just noticed as someone who has definitely been doing BA, I think a key mitigating strategy is to just call it AB at times ;). Not necessarily a good thing in terms of reinforcing the takeover narratives, but it also muddies the waters a bit, so...