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Trust is shared values, not shared goals.

• jongjong 4y ago
  That's one interpretation but many people are incapable of separating the two so they have a different definition of trust. For example, if one has blackmail on someone else and both parties know it, the one who knows the dirt may feel that they 'trust' the other because of the fear that they instill in the other. E.g. I may say that I trust my bank with my money but, in fact, I have no shared values with them. I only trust them to the extent that I know that their executives are well off and they don't want to go to jail. I assume that they will do everything they can within the law to screw me over though, so my trust is limited.
  • maxlamb 4y ago
    I’m sorry but if you think someone won’t harm you only because you have dirt on them, then neither of you really trust each other. Trust means you are confident that other person will not harm you regardless of what you have.