for thinking people
September 12, 2018
Some months ago I wrote an article about the value of public healthcare. I mentioned how “it’s the taxes, stupid” that pay for it. That is, for things you – yes, you! – could need one day. It’s too “socialist” to do that, though, yes! And so, since states don’t take care of their people, we have crowdfunding. People feel much better about crowdfunding vs paying taxes, which is baffling, as we will see in this article.
June 19, 2018
“I trust you,” you might tell your friend who insists she can fix your mobile. “Our marriage is based on trust,” you might also hear someone saying. Or, perhaps in moments of semi-conscious introspection, one might say “I guess I’ll have to trust that you know what you’re doing.” This latter phrase reveals that trust is a choice. You choose to trust people, and you choose not to trust them.
There are several aspects that trust involves, and the dynamics are quite complex. Perhaps this is partly due to “trust” being a word that (like love) is misunderstood and misused a lot.
