Hi Ruth. I only care about seeking truth to the extent it increases welfare (more happiness, and less pain). I just think applicants optimising for increasing their chances of being funded usually leads to worse decisions, and therefore lower welfare, than them optimising for improving the decisions of the funders. I also do not think there is much of a trade-off between being funded by and improving the decisions of impact-focussed funders, who often value honesty and transparency about the downsides of the project quite highly.
Hi Ruth. I only care about seeking truth to the extent it increases welfare (more happiness, and less pain). I just think applicants optimising for increasing their chances of being funded usually leads to worse decisions, and therefore lower welfare, than them optimising for improving the decisions of the funders. I also do not think there is much of a trade-off between being funded by and improving the decisions of impact-focussed funders, who often value honesty and transparency about the downsides of the project quite highly.