Jim’s point here is compatible with “US libel laws are a force for good epistemics”, since a law can be aimed at lying+bullshitting and still disincentivize bad reasoning (to some degree) as a side-effect.
But I do think Jim’s point strongly suggests that we should have a norm against suing someone merely for reasoning poorly or getting the wrong answer. That would be moving from “lawsuits are good for norm enforcement” to “frivolous lawsuits are good for norm enforcement”, which is way less plausible.
Jim’s point here is compatible with “US libel laws are a force for good epistemics”, since a law can be aimed at lying+bullshitting and still disincentivize bad reasoning (to some degree) as a side-effect.
But I do think Jim’s point strongly suggests that we should have a norm against suing someone merely for reasoning poorly or getting the wrong answer. That would be moving from “lawsuits are good for norm enforcement” to “frivolous lawsuits are good for norm enforcement”, which is way less plausible.