<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # The public's first move against an alarming... > The public's first move against an alarming argument is to find a reason to stop listening to the person making it, because rank damage is cheaper than comprehension. A troop of human primates that cannot evaluate a warning will evaluate the warner instead, and it will always find a reason to lower his rank before it raises its own understanding. **Source:** [[articles/The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public|The Immediate AI Risk Is the Public]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “The public's first move against an alarming argument is to find a reason to stop listening to the person making it, because rank damage is cheaper than comprehension. A troop of human primates that cannot evaluate a warning will evaluate the warner instead, and it will always find a reason to lower his rank before it raises its own understanding.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-publics-first-move-raises-own-understanding ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->