Earnestness is some mix of ethics and disclosure. Perhaps truth coupled with reasonable expectations (honesty meets humility) would be a better characterization

Earnestness is some mix of ethics and disclosure. Perhaps truth coupled with reasonable expectations (honesty meets humility) would be a better characterization, but most people don’t really know what truth, or rather alignment, really entail in a purely communication capacity. The challenge with earnestness is not everybody can either attain or receive it. It is a gift that takes a certain level of intellectual capability and personality to appreciate otherwise it’s written off as unintelligible or an insult.