trust
Religion is a particularly scalable form of culture, which was arguably the thing thatmade it possible to interact and transact with (i.e. trust) other people far beyond your local community. When you can presuppose that a stranger shares your basic understanding of the world and a foundational moral code, trust is much easier.
Baz • You should design trust infrastructure
all the above “tools”, including (i) shared culture (ii) contract law (iii) markets and (iv) TTPs should all fall under the moniker of “trust infrastructure”. It’s just that in the case of contract law, markets and TTPs, these tools build trustless relationships that make human cooperation scalable beyond our local communities.
Baz • You should design trust infrastructure
Trust doesn’t appear as a Siddhi of the Gene Keys, but it underlies them all. We have to trust in the Siddhis, trust in the Shadows, and trust that the Shadows will reveal the Gifts. Trust is the answer. Trust everything. That is our learning. That is what we are here for.
Fragments of Light, Richard Rudd
Gene Key 57 – Clarity
Thankfully humans have invented a whole infrastructure for nemeses to cooperate - we call it contract law. Contracts make it possible for enemies to interact in a predictable, rule-based way, where the representations and commitments of each party in a contract are enforced by powerful institutions.
Baz • You should design trust infrastructure
If you can’t say “no” easily, you can’t be trusted.
Joe Hudson • Tweet
If you want to fix the web, don’t just ameliorate its symptoms. Instead, transplant another dimension onto the web. Extend the internet right out of your screen and into the rich cacophony of our shared world, with the new dimension of trust.