Not really @Copernicus

Hence, you don't want to be completely ignorant, because people will take advantage of you. But in order to gain knowledge and decrease your own ignorance quickly, you have to rely on others to fill you in on what you don't know and hope that they aren't deceiving you

People are tricked when the person they trust actually acts very trustworthy first.

Hey, none of us are immune to a good con artist's tricks. If you think you are, you aren't.

You can't fully trust anyone since there is a potential for a genius trickster who does everything in a trustworthy manner until it's too late

That's my point @Copernicus

this man speaks truth

But more like if you think you can trust someone, you're at a disadvantage

However

I'm not a paranoid wreck

I do let my guard down

I'm not sure what constitutes a good con artist.

I have to think I can trust at least a subset of people, otherwise life is just too hard

Hard

I find it fun that way

yeah, but the base operation should be distrust until proven otherwise.

It makes sense from what I've seen

Imagine being so distrusting that you started to doubt the calorie count on a nutrition label

That's no way to live

@!dammnation3(Liberalist) even then, proven otherwise doesn't mean they will always be trustworthy

sure.

@Copernicus but that happens

Actually maybe it is the only way to live

but what's it matter?

but if the suddenly make a left turn from your previous interactions, not much you can do.

just cut ties with that person

fool me once shame on you.

and usually the calorie counts are wrong, btw. As they are just averages.

fool me twice, shame on me.

@!dammnation3(Liberalist) but if they are brilliant, you don't have time to cut ties. They get close to you in order to stab you

If they're just averages, that's fine; I'm gonna eat a large sample of whatever it is I'm buying

This conversation is on par with world leaders being paranoid about their highest retainers

humans are social creature.

then you aren't worried too much about accuracy

so, again, what's it matter?

I'm willing to take the risk sometimes, to potentially get burnt

Of course

whether you believe in a thing or not, if it doesn't impact you, what's it matter?

I know I am logical in saying I can't trust anyone truly to no end. But I actually am very generous in allowing people to prove to me if they are good or not.

But that is in normal social interaction

yeah, that's a great way to operate.