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This is pretty solid advice, I think, but I think there is also a lot to be gained by “trust but verify” approaches to assuming good faith. Being too pragmatic
by K0balt 2y ago
This is pretty solid advice, I think, but I think there is also a lot to be gained by “trust but verify” approaches to assuming good faith.
Being too pragmatic about assuming potential bad faith has significant risks, and even being “wrong” about assuming good faith can carry benefits and help push incentives back into alignment.
Basically, outwardly assume good faith but internally remain ambivalently skeptical.
Other than that small add on, I think this is pretty solid advice based on my 3.5 decades of business follies.
- itsdrewmiller 2y agoYeah I think the two examples in the post are clearly areas where “assume good faith” would have been a superior approach to the initial state. I agree with the author that bad actors can and do weaponize the “assume good faith” mandate and that it can be particularly frustrating when used to excuse frequently encountered but plausibly denied problems (sexism etc.).
- K0balt 2y agoYeah, Schrödinger's asshole is definitely a thing.