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There is no such thing as trust anymore at our level of information and 'evil' density. Yes 'evil density' meaning the amount of unemployed outsiders working fr
by bawana 9y ago
There is no such thing as trust anymore at our level of information and 'evil' density. Yes 'evil density' meaning the amount of unemployed outsiders working from a different mission statement than their target. Trust is a relic of small communities and shared goals. As we break down barriers, go global, increase information density - we tempt fate by assuming all new members will function honestly. Or that established members will remain honest
- ghgr 9y agoThe dynamics of trust in large communities is indeed interesting. I found an interactive explanation about how fragile it can be. http://ncase.me/trust/ http://ncase.me/trust/
- teddyh 9y ago“Unemployed”?
- pc86 9y agoI imagine s/unemployed/not employed by the target
- gnahckire 9y agoI'm included to agree but, I have no idea what you mean by "unemployed".
- specialist 9y agoHmmm, interesting perspective. Having worked on election integrity, I eventually figured out that fraud and error are indistinguishable, so I should focus on mitigating errors.
- matt4077 9y agoIt's a good thing that we've long found something better than blind trust then: the rule of law.
- nine_k 9y agoTrusting the lawmakers, and elected / appointed agents in general, to do the right thing is another interesting problem. It does not seem completely solved yet, too.
- adrianratnapala 9y ago"Law and order" might arguably about trusting such agents; but rule of law is more the opposite. It's about putting those agents in a situation where they tend to enforce rules that they cannot easily manipulate. You are right that is a hard thing to do, and no society has ever done it perfectly. But western democracies do it surprisingly well, and do so using a playbook of principles that has been understood and written about since the 18th century.
- adrianratnapala 9y agoIf you think that "evil density" -- even by your rather peculiar definition is greater now than in the past. Then you need to read some history. A good start might be The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. But really almost anything will do.