# Tell Me Something You’re Not Supposed To Say **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 25, 2022, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064 "2022-12-25T03:34:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064/221 "2023-01-24T16:51:44Z")
Shhhh. You’re not supposed to say that. ---
**Author:** ![carnut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnut/32/3531_2.png) [@carnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnut)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2023, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064/222 "2023-01-24T23:44:25Z")
That’s excellent. Thank you for sharing @Machine_Elf ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064/223 "2023-01-25T00:21:15Z")
> [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > Paul Graham wrote a good essay on moral fashion and things you’re not supposed to say: I take his underlying point about not going along with the herd, but the way he expresses it is a bit off. As our morality has evolved, we have progressively tended to become more tolerant and respectful of the rights of others. > [@Machine\_Elf](#): > > > Do you have any opinions that you would be reluctant to express in front of a group of your peers? It’s generally true that people are more ashamed to express regressive views than progressive views, unless their peers are uniformly regressive. For example, someone who thinks Black people are inferior would likely be reluctant to express that view unless they were sure that _everyone_ present were also racist. Whereas someone who advocates for far greater animal rights, beyond the current consensus, would not feel the same reluctance. Unless you live somewhere like Nazi Germany or modern Afghanistan, if you have a view that you feel reluctant to express, it’s unlikely that it’s because it is a _more_ morally enlightened view than your peers. There are of course local exceptions where everyone around you is regressive relative to the zeitgeist. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064/224 "2023-01-25T00:38:55Z")
Let me put it another way. I think there’s a moral version of the Galileo Gambit. If you’re ashamed to express your views, I think it’s generally more likely that your views are regressive and morally inferior, not that your views are so morally enlightened that the world just isn’t ready for them. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064/225 "2023-01-25T15:47:43Z")
This makes me feel better about myself. My dark secrets aren’t bad. They’re independent thinking. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2023, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064/226 "2023-03-20T08:15:33Z")
I’m not supposed to say that for a large portion of people suffering from depression, talk therapy and/or medication does not help. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-something-you-re-not-supposed-to-say/977064.md?page=11)