<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # There is nothing humane about protecting people... > There is nothing humane about protecting people from the emotional discomfort of hearing that their belief may kill them. When the consequence is biological, excessive politeness can become another vector of harm. **Source:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]], [[research/AI-Tech Doomers Publication/preimages/2026-09-17-article-route/articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “There is nothing humane about protecting people from the emotional discomfort of hearing that their belief may kill them. When the consequence is biological, excessive politeness can become another vector of harm.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-nothing-humane-protecting-another-vector-harm ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->