And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway

Re:And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway by bombcar on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @09:11PM (#49355285)

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

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Re:And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway by stirfish on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @09:26PM (#49355391)

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.

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Re:And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway by cwmoore on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @11:42AM (#49363074)

Sounds like they trust the game’s anonymity and privacy policies.

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Re:And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway by readthenotes1 on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @02:15AM (#49357547)

So sayeth Epictetus after his prized lamp was stolen!

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Re:And then the men with guns tell you to do it anyway by cwmoore on Wednesday August 19, 2026 @11:41AM (#49363049)

Or, live as a solitary hermit and the average person you encounter is almost exactly like you. But how do you know you can trust them after they’ve isolated you from society?

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