I want to push back a little against this. I care more about the epistemic climate than I do about the emotional climate. Ideally in most cases they don’t trade off. Where they do, though, I would rather people prioritize the epistemic climate, since I think knowing what is true is incredibly core to EA, more than the motivational aspect of it!
I want to push back a little against this. I care more about the epistemic climate than I do about the emotional climate. Ideally in most cases they don’t trade off. Where they do, though, I would rather people prioritize the epistemic climate, since I think knowing what is true is incredibly core to EA, more than the motivational aspect of it!
I agree with this. Where there is a tradeoff, err on the side of truthfulness.