There is one concern about the transitive nature of trust:
Emmett Shear:
Flattening the multidimensional nature of trust is a manifestion of the halo/horns effect, and does not serve you.
There are people I trust deeply (to have my back in a conflict) who I trust not at all (to show up on time for a movie). And vice versa.
Paul Graham:
There’s a special case of this principle that’s particularly important to understand: if you trust x and x trusts y, that doesn’t mean you can trust y. (Because although trustworthy, x might not be a good judge of character.)
There is one concern about the transitive nature of trust:
Emmett Shear:
Paul Graham:
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