Richard Ngo: bravery means not flinching from truth — pain now saves pain later
RichardMCNgo · x · 2026-10-11
Responding to Anna Salamon, Richard Ngo argues the most relevant form of bravery is refusing to flinch away from truth: pain from truth is just pain, not a monster that becomes real by being observed — and courage tends to lead to far less pain later. A notable exchange on epistemic character within the AI alignment community.
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