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Ladies and gentlemen, I present the difference between instrumental and epistemic rationality:
Epistemic rationalist -- The tooth fairy is not real. I must do my part to make this common knowledge.
Instrumental rationalist -- If I allow this polite fiction to continue, I keep getting a dollar every time I lose a tooth.
Since when did epistemic rationality demand making the truth common knowledge? It just means you should know what's true yourself.
It seems fair to consider epistemic hygiene part of epistemic rationality.