I agree that Scott Alexander’s position is that it’s not self-evidently good for the truth about his own views to be known. I’m just saying there’s a bunch of times he’s alluded to or outright endorsed it being self-evidently good for the truth to be known in general, in order to defend himself when criticized for being interested in the truth about taboo topics.
I agree that Scott Alexander’s position is that it’s not self-evidently good for the truth about his own views to be known. I’m just saying there’s a bunch of times he’s alluded to or outright endorsed it being self-evidently good for the truth to be known in general, in order to defend himself when criticized for being interested in the truth about taboo topics.