Sometimes I have a crazy intuition like “if people just categorically refused to work with anybody who seemed untrustworthy or “fake” or trying to take advantage, the world would be better.”
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This is crazy because people need to work to survive and what if their only options are people who are trying to take advantage? I get that. It’s not a practical proposal.
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But all the actual productive capacity of the economy is in people who are making positive-sum contributions. The “nation” of positive-sum builders and helpers is, by necessity, richer than the “nation” of zero-sum takers. In actual resources if not dollars.
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Imagine if everyone went on a sort of “strike” all at once: don’t work with or for anyone you think is sleazy or unfair. Don’t do any job you think is pointless or immoral. Just actually listen to your personal judgment. Would everyone starve?
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If people are even sort of okay at correctly recognizing who is a helpful, reasonable contributor and who is a sneak or bully or freeloader, then *no*, we wouldn’t starve, we’d be much better off!
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Replying to @s_r_constantin
I think this is the weak point of the argument, not sure that most people can identify negative people, otherwise they wouldn't be hired in the first place. Because manipulation and acting is how these people get ahead - they tend to be good at this.
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Replying to @AlphaMinus2
People who are bad judges of character will get screwed, yes. But that is still better than the alternative, where people have no *incentive* to become good judges of character because the norm is to ignore your judgments.
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Replying to @s_r_constantin
So basically the crux of your argument is that its better to trust your instincts than to rely on whisper networks or public knowledge?
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No, I'm not saying "trust your instincts." Your best judgment includes your feelings, your thoughts, what you learn from whisper networks and public information, etc. I'm saying "don't go along with things that don't make sense to you even after you've given them thought."
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