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And the correct response to that is to show kindness, obviously. The alternative is to degrade to a low-trust society.

• kamikaz1k 3y ago
  Actually, it is not obvious, especially if you’re acting independently. Once there’s a critical mass of people in society that can’t operate in high trust, you’re basically waiting for the generous people to be fleeced. ~There was a cute simulation web app on HN 6 months ago…I can’t find it.~ Found it! https://ncase.me/trust/ https://ncase.me/trust/
  • ethanbond 3y ago
    I’ll repeat: the obvious solution to avoid this (you are describing a low-trust society) is to show kindness. It is simply untrue that the US is already a low-trust society, so yes it is obviously the correct solution to continue to show kindness.
    • tourmalinetaco 3y ago
      The obvious error to your “obvious” solution is that some areas are already low-trust, and thus without removing that low-trust culture/the low-trust individuals there is simply no possible way to change it. Manhattan has had a reputation of being low-trust for longer than I’ve been alive, and that only continues to prove itself. L.A., Detroit, Chicago, really any major city are all low-trust environments. This may not be the whole of the US geographically, however it certainly is from a population perspective.
      • ethanbond 3y ago
        “Continues to prove itself” Citation needed