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Degrees of avoidance/engagement 0. Bozobit (mute/block) 1. Avoid the person 2. Only engage on go-list of topics, with defined protocol 3. Go-list, but free-form engagement 4. Avoid a no-go list of topics 5. Avoid a no-go list, with defined avoidance protocol 6. Mind meld
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Bozo unless proven worth engaging = low-trust. Escalation from 0 —> 6 Mind-meld candidate unless proven unworthy = high-trust. Downgrading from 6 —> 0. I tend to be high trust, but downgrade fairly aggressively once I get a read on a person. Most people end up in my 3/4 zone.
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Not sure naming the system after the initial state really captures the dynamic. One is a dissolution from a high norm, the other constructs exceptions from a low norm. I'd put money on the perceived risk of loss being lower for "high trust" operators about 100% of the time.