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People seem to have at least two distinct and often conflicting things in mind when they talk about trust: 1. Is this person honest and/or truthful (which is n
by drewcoo 3y ago
People seem to have at least two distinct and often conflicting things in mind when they talk about trust:
1. Is this person honest and/or truthful (which is not the same as honest)?
2. Does this person conform to our tribal ways of acting/speaking/etc.?
3. Do I believe I can benefit from this person?
4. Other?
It's difficult to have meaningful conversations about such a confusing subject unless all of that is untangled, imo.
- brabel 3y agoPlease don't try to redefine words based on your personal experiences. Words have meaning, and the only trustworthy source we have for those meanings, when in doubt, is the dictionary (and it's the job of dictionaries to keep the meaning up-to-date as yes, word meanings may change over time): "Trust: to believe that someone is good and honest and will not harm you, or that something is safe and reliable" Source: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trust https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/trust Your meaning numbers 2 and 3 are not included, and I would think nearly everyone agrees that's not part of the meaning of the word.