One concern is that you’re calling on people to internalize the costs of bringing serious issues to light—which many believe is considerable—while the benefits are socialized. That’s not a good incentive structure.
It’s fine to call people to acts of supererogatory self-sacrifice, but I don’t think we should tell them they should either go down that path or remain entirely silent.
Use of trusted third parties (TTPs) is a possibility but has some significant limitations. I should write a post about TTPs acting under limited non-disclosure agreements at some point. Their use could alleviate some, but not all, of the disadvantages of burners.
One concern is that you’re calling on people to internalize the costs of bringing serious issues to light—which many believe is considerable—while the benefits are socialized. That’s not a good incentive structure.
It’s fine to call people to acts of supererogatory self-sacrifice, but I don’t think we should tell them they should either go down that path or remain entirely silent.
Use of trusted third parties (TTPs) is a possibility but has some significant limitations. I should write a post about TTPs acting under limited non-disclosure agreements at some point. Their use could alleviate some, but not all, of the disadvantages of burners.