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by hahajk 1238 days ago
I wonder if having all this "strong evidence" has caused us modern people to lose the social norms and relationships that people had to depend on back when human trust was more important. Like, good fences make good neighbors but what happens when all of a sudden the fences don't work anymore and we have to be good neighbors without them?

I'm guessing an uncomfortable transition period at least.

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The social norms of yore were not established by trust, but by the expectation of violence, real or perceived, should one decline to practice them.