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You negotiate with people you trust. When there's no trust, negotiations break down. The all-pervading "glue" of society is crumbling down.
by Florin_Andrei 12y ago
You negotiate with people you trust. When there's no trust, negotiations break down.
The all-pervading "glue" of society is crumbling down.
- bmmayer1 12y agoThis might have something to do with the fact that we've outsourced much of our trust to the federal government. And no one trusts the federal government.
- Florin_Andrei 12y agoActually, your answer is not an explanation, but one of the numerous symptoms of this condition.
- seanflyon 12y agoThe only trust you need to negotiate is the trust that the other party will follow through on what they promised and we have the police to enforce that. Real trust is great, but you can negotiate without it.