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bombcartoday at 1:11 AM2 repliesview on HN

You can turn a low trust society into a high one by just having nothing whatsoever worth anything.


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stirfishtoday at 1:26 AM

Maybe. 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.

readthenotes1today at 6:15 AM

So sayeth Epictetus after his prized lamp was stolen!