> We have to trust that other people will do their jobs, and that they don't bear us an ill will. To an extent, yes. But we can also keep track of who actually

> We have to trust that other people will do their jobs, and that they don't bear us an ill will. To an extent, yes. But we can also keep track of who actually has a track record of trustworthy behavior and who doesn't. I do agree that open and free sharing of information is essential for that keeping track to scale, and that institutions in our society have undermined that and have sharply decreased the trust level in US society as a consequence. The appropriate response from us as citizens is to penalize all those people by voting them out of office--even if they are of your favored political party. Whether that will actually happen enough to make a difference is another question.