Well, looking bad leads to attracting less donor money, so it is somewhat important how you look. The argument about why Roko’s basilisk won’t actually be made on purpose is my central point, that’s what you’d have to refute to change my mind. (While I understand how it might get created by accident, spreading awareness to prevent such an accident is more helpful than covering it up—which is now impossible to do anyway, thanks to the Streisand effect the topic comes up all the time.)
Well, looking bad leads to attracting less donor money, so it is somewhat important how you look. The argument about why Roko’s basilisk won’t actually be made on purpose is my central point, that’s what you’d have to refute to change my mind. (While I understand how it might get created by accident, spreading awareness to prevent such an accident is more helpful than covering it up—which is now impossible to do anyway, thanks to the Streisand effect the topic comes up all the time.)