There is a benefit from having a reputation of not aiming too hard maximizing one’s reputation, especially a reputation of telling the truth and/or standing up for what you believe in even against your interests. This benefit works for everyone but especially for those trying to be trusted on technical matters.
How much having that reputation for the thing correlates with actually doing the thing is unclear. There are certainly important cases where stating your true beliefs hurts your truth-telling reputation.
(Note: I strongly endorse not letting these considerations alter our behavior much, regardless of the answers to these questions.)
There is a benefit from having a reputation of not aiming too hard maximizing one’s reputation, especially a reputation of telling the truth and/or standing up for what you believe in even against your interests. This benefit works for everyone but especially for those trying to be trusted on technical matters.
How much having that reputation for the thing correlates with actually doing the thing is unclear. There are certainly important cases where stating your true beliefs hurts your truth-telling reputation.
(Note: I strongly endorse not letting these considerations alter our behavior much, regardless of the answers to these questions.)