> There is no reason or law that prevents us from acknowledging our failures I'd argue that there is. That law is Goodhart's law. [0] As long as there's a ben

> There is no reason or law that prevents us from acknowledging our failures I'd argue that there is. That law is Goodhart's law. [0] As long as there's a benefit to having people think you're right—in terms of credit, money, power, fame, or even just the satisfaction of believing that you've solved a problem—actually being right will tend to take a backseat to appearing right. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law