I strongly agree that “the optimal response isn’t to be more or less epistemically modest indiscriminately”, and with the policy you suggest.
(I vaguely remember that there is a popular post making a similar recommendation, but couldn’t quickly find it.)
If I recall correctly, somewhat similar recommendations are made in Some thoughts on deference and inside-view models and EA Concepts: Share Impressions Before Credences.
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I strongly agree that “the optimal response isn’t to be more or less epistemically modest indiscriminately”, and with the policy you suggest.
If I recall correctly, somewhat similar recommendations are made in Some thoughts on deference and inside-view models and EA Concepts: Share Impressions Before Credences.