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In the same society, some people personally experience that others are capable of robbery & much worse within days and some learn it within decades, and everyth
by 9x39 2mo ago
In the same society, some people personally experience that others are capable of robbery & much worse within days and some learn it within decades, and everything in between. Some may never have to confront this, all within the same city/state/country.
We could represent time-to-reality on a number line.
- bombcar 2mo agoYou can turn a low trust society into a high one by just having nothing whatsoever worth anything.
- stirfish 2mo agoMaybe. There are a lot of online games where nothing is worth anything, but I don't think those are default high-trust societies. People will log in just to annoy the other players.
- cwmoore 2mo agoSounds like they trust the game’s anonymity and privacy policies.
- readthenotes1 2mo agoSo sayeth Epictetus after his prized lamp was stolen!
- cwmoore 2mo agoOr, live as a solitary hermit and the average person you encounter is almost exactly like you. But how do you know you can trust them after they’ve isolated you from society?