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Because of Eliezer's reaction, probably a hundred more people have heard of the Basilisk, and it tars LW's reputation.
And this wasn't particularly unforseeable - see Streisand Effect.
Part of rationality is about regarding one's actions as instrumental.
He mucked that one up. But to be fair to him, it's because he takes these ideas very seriously. I don't care about the basilisk because I don't take elaborate TDT-based reasoning too seriously, partially out of ironic detachment, but many here would say I should.
Righto, you should avoid not taking things seriously because of ironic detachment.