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Ultimately we exist in a society, a species even, that relies on persuading each other for support. Persuasion beats utility. Even very useful things often requ
by xboxnolifes 4y ago
Ultimately we exist in a society, a species even, that relies on persuading each other for support. Persuasion beats utility. Even very useful things often require persuasion to get people to use them.
- kube-system 4y agoHumans also collectively generate more ideas and products in a single day than a single person could evaluate over their entire lifetime. Whether we realize it or not, no matter how DIY or independent we might be, we all rely on trust in others’ specializations to live anything resembling a modern lifestyle. People are quick to judge those who have misplaced their trust as “dumb” but trust is quite a difficult thing to evaluate, particularly when information asymmetry is involved. People who fall for scams usually do so in a very rational way, given the trust networks they have built for themselves.