This is surprising to hear on LessWrong, where we value truth without having to think of object-level reasons for why it is good to say true things. But on the object level: it would be very dangerous for a community to avoid saying true things because it is afraid of undermining someone’s sacrifice; this would lead to a lot of needless, and even net-negative, sacrifice, without mechanisms for self-correction. Like, if I ever do something stupid, please tell me (and everyone) that instead of respecting my sacrifice: I would not want others to repeat my mistakes.
(There are lots of ways to get media coverage and it’s not always good in expectation. If they go viral, in a good way/with a good message, I will somewhat change my mind.)
This is surprising to hear on LessWrong, where we value truth without having to think of object-level reasons for why it is good to say true things. But on the object level: it would be very dangerous for a community to avoid saying true things because it is afraid of undermining someone’s sacrifice; this would lead to a lot of needless, and even net-negative, sacrifice, without mechanisms for self-correction. Like, if I ever do something stupid, please tell me (and everyone) that instead of respecting my sacrifice: I would not want others to repeat my mistakes.
(There are lots of ways to get media coverage and it’s not always good in expectation. If they go viral, in a good way/with a good message, I will somewhat change my mind.)