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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
by 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 agoI’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 agoThe 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