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Re:The Trust Crisis by DuskStar on Friday July 26, 2019 @11:00AM (#20535275)
> The reason why people don't trust X business is because they are untrustworthy.

Some businesses are untrusted despite being objectively trustworthy, and the other way around. Would you have trusted VW not to cheat on emissions tests five years ago?

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Re:The Trust Crisis by celticmusic on Friday July 26, 2019 @12:18PM (#20535921)
No, anyone who trusts any company is a fool.
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Re:The Trust Crisis by concert-gilled on Friday July 26, 2019 @12:36PM (#20536059)
Trust is about degrees. How much time and money do you spend the verify the statements/actions/products of companies?
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Re:The Trust Crisis by celticmusic on Monday July 29, 2019 @01:05PM (#20556808)
none, instead I position myself such that I don't have to trust them.

For example: I don't trust netflix to correctly charge me every month, so I review my accounts.

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