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> I'm not convinced a low-trust society is inherently bad. The term "low-trust society" is generally not used to distinguish societies where people put enough
by patrec 5y ago
> I'm not convinced a low-trust society is inherently bad.
The term "low-trust society" is generally not used to distinguish societies where people put enough emphasis into seeing what the quality of the data is and how much evidence supports it. Maybe because no one ever heard of such a thing. I do share your lack of conviction that such a society would inherently be a bad thing.
Maybe we in fact agree that a low trust society in the conventional sense -- one characterized by low interpersonal trust -- is less appealing?
- onlyrealcuzzo 5y ago> Maybe we in fact agree that a low trust society in the conventional sense -- one characterized by low interpersonal trust -- is less appealing? Are you talking about ideals? Of course, I'd love to live in a high-trust society! Why not? I'd much rather be able to blindly trust everything than do my own due diligence. The problem is that a few bad apples can do A LOT of damage.