topposter32

Those amendments were made by the legislature.

What's log base 2 of a million or a billion?

I only hear complaints from either side when the tables are turned against them. When its in their favor it's just the right thing to do.

> and a store is totally allowed to treat a customer they suspect has a committed a crime differently.

That's not true either. There are vastly different standards of enforcement.

This issue is a lot bigger than returning items at the store. Every social system we have was built with assumptions about how people would behave. For example: the Seniors who are easily scammable are those who grew up around people who didn't scam each other.

You are also describing credit cards. That's the trade you made to get a 1-2% reward.

> want some way to tell many of these companies "I am a responsible human being who respects social contracts"

Cultural background would be the strongest indicator of this behavior. It describes the norms and expectations to which you are accustomed. Unfortunately it's illegal to discriminate based on most signifiers of this trait.

The alternative to shared trust is costly and intrusive enforcement mechanisms.