This is a silly argument. Why do I think I'm less wrong to trust people I know than strangers. Because I have had time to assess their trustworthiness. This is why we tell kids 'Go in the car with Uncle Sam and Mr Smith from next door. Don't get in cars with strangers.'https://twitter.com/cheomitII/status/983940713221054464 …
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If I was so inclined, I could suggest that this is a rampant display of discrimination against strangers. We should trust everyone equally and not use any learned biases to prioritise those we know better. This is bad for equality! But this would be utter bollocks, wouldn’t it?
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And indeed the OP is applying bias (selection bias? Been a while): there's a reason most abuse comes at the hands of people we know - they are the ones who get us in vulnerable positions. The vast majority of the time, they don't take advantage. Strangers rarely get the chance.
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This is not the claim I'm making. Of course we need to trust people we deal with, even if there's a risk of it being misplaced. But a need to trust people doesn't imply your trust is well placed, or that lack of opportunity to gain your trust means others are less trustworthy.
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