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If only there were some safe third party we could trust with reputational information, so that people could look you up there and see whether you were trustwort

If only there were some safe third party we could trust with reputational information, so that people could look you up there and see whether you were trustworthy. We could have it include things like where you've lived, whether you've been sued, foreclosed, bankrupted, delinquent on loans, etc. Hmm, but we wouldn't want that information disclosed. What if instead they gave some sort of a reputational analysis? Maybe put that data through a hash function. But then how would we compare it? Better use an algorithm to digest it to a number. It would have to be an extremely secure system, of course, you wouldn't want it to lose the data you gave it. Maybe if it was a semi-authoritative company devoted solely to that purpose, we could call it a reputation department, or no, maybe a credit bureau. /s (Parenthetically though it really does make me want someone to start one of these that operates in some open, verifiable fashion rather than "trust us lol")

icantdrive55 9y ago
Yea, I've been thinking about a List of trust worthy individuals. It would be small at first, and their would be no second chances on moral/ethical issues. 1. I've thought about this for awhile. It would need to be Mafia street cred worthy. 2. It could start off with individuals, and then to honest/ethical businesses. 3. The "List" would be very, very hard to get in to. I don't care about a bankruptcy, or even a person's credit rating. I do care about their ethics/morals. 4. We used to have some religions that we could sometimes use ferret out the good guys. That is dwindling in my neck of the woods--on a large scale. Certain other countries are luckier than mine. 5. I don't know how to vet people on a large scale properly. Hell--there are people I've know for years that do things that astounds me, especially when it comes to money. It can't be a popularity contest, or I have money, so you can trust me. It needs to go to the core of a person's being. In all honestly, I have been screwed over by people with advanced degrees, wear ties, and have perfect credit. On the other hand, I know some people who have done time in jail who I would trust with my life. Anyway--I hope someone figures this credibility problem out. As a kid, I remember going to church, and just knowing who's a faker, and a solid person. I don't have that club to go to anymore, nor completey trust my judgement.
devillius 9y ago
Like keybase?

icantdrive55 9y ago

Yea, I've been thinking about a List of trust worthy individuals. It would be small at first, and their would be no second chances on moral/ethical issues. 1. I've thought about this for awhile. It would need to be Mafia street cred worthy. 2. It could start off with individuals, and then to honest/ethical businesses. 3. The "List" would be very, very hard to get in to. I don't care about a bankruptcy, or even a person's credit rating. I do care about their ethics/morals. 4. We used to have some religions that we could sometimes use ferret out the good guys. That is dwindling in my neck of the woods--on a large scale. Certain other countries are luckier than mine. 5. I don't know how to vet people on a large scale properly. Hell--there are people I've know for years that do things that astounds me, especially when it comes to money. It can't be a popularity contest, or I have money, so you can trust me. It needs to go to the core of a person's being. In all honestly, I have been screwed over by people with advanced degrees, wear ties, and have perfect credit. On the other hand, I know some people who have done time in jail who I would trust with my life. Anyway--I hope someone figures this credibility problem out. As a kid, I remember going to church, and just knowing who's a faker, and a solid person. I don't have that club to go to anymore, nor completey trust my judgement.

devillius 9y ago

Like keybase?