The “don’t look into dragons” path often still involves hiding info, since often your brain takes a guess anyhow
In many cases I have guesses, but because I just have vague impressions they’re all very speculative. This is consistent with being able to say “I haven’t looked into it” and “I really don’t know”, and because these are all areas where the truth is not decision relevant it’s been easy to leave it at that. Perhaps people notice I have doubts, but at least in my social circles that’s acceptable if not made explicit.
I think it’s a pretty weak hit, though not zero. There are so many things I want to look into that I don’t have time for that having this as another factor in my prioritization doesn’t feel very limiting to my intellectual freedom.
I do think it is good to have a range of people in society who are taking a range of approaches, though!
In many cases I have guesses, but because I just have vague impressions they’re all very speculative. This is consistent with being able to say “I haven’t looked into it” and “I really don’t know”, and because these are all areas where the truth is not decision relevant it’s been easy to leave it at that. Perhaps people notice I have doubts, but at least in my social circles that’s acceptable if not made explicit.
Does it feel to you as though your epistemic habits / self-trust / intellectual freedom and autonomy / self-honesty takes a hit here?
I think it’s a pretty weak hit, though not zero. There are so many things I want to look into that I don’t have time for that having this as another factor in my prioritization doesn’t feel very limiting to my intellectual freedom.
I do think it is good to have a range of people in society who are taking a range of approaches, though!