Your thoughts on trusting people?
- Thread starter Gr8KarmaSF
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I put C, heck even my parents have lied to me before.
Even though I give people the option of B, I always keep C in the back of my mind.
Even though I give people the option of B, I always keep C in the back of my mind.
Wow, what a bunch of cynics?!?!
Option A, but be guarded so that if they aren't trust worthy you don't get burned. Jerks will be jerks, but even reasonably good folks can be tempted, so don't bait them. Just trust folks to be reasonably honest.
My Dad used to keep a regular loop and hasp lock on his pick-up truck bed with a pad lock. Knowing how poorly attached the thing was to the truck and how easy it was to break a window to get in or something I asked him why it was there. His answer..."to keep honest people honest". If someone really wanted to get in that truck, they would have, no problem. But the simple locking mechanism kept casual "peepers" from peeping into the truck bed. I like that line...."to keep honest people honest." But Dad, if they are opening up your truck they aren't honest? Leaving my truck open is baiting them, I am just keeping the casual guys out.
Its like locking your front door, that won't stop someone that really wants to get in, but it does keep out the casual guy walking past. You don't hang a sign on your front door..."house is unlocked, I am away on vacation for the week--valuable stuff is upstairs, 3rd door on the right", but I do trust that the average person isn't going to go into my home if I leave the door unlocked while I run to the corner store for a gallon of milk.
Trust people, but do so in a way as to be sure you aren't in a position to get roasted.
Option A, but be guarded so that if they aren't trust worthy you don't get burned. Jerks will be jerks, but even reasonably good folks can be tempted, so don't bait them. Just trust folks to be reasonably honest.
My Dad used to keep a regular loop and hasp lock on his pick-up truck bed with a pad lock. Knowing how poorly attached the thing was to the truck and how easy it was to break a window to get in or something I asked him why it was there. His answer..."to keep honest people honest". If someone really wanted to get in that truck, they would have, no problem. But the simple locking mechanism kept casual "peepers" from peeping into the truck bed. I like that line...."to keep honest people honest." But Dad, if they are opening up your truck they aren't honest? Leaving my truck open is baiting them, I am just keeping the casual guys out.
Its like locking your front door, that won't stop someone that really wants to get in, but it does keep out the casual guy walking past. You don't hang a sign on your front door..."house is unlocked, I am away on vacation for the week--valuable stuff is upstairs, 3rd door on the right", but I do trust that the average person isn't going to go into my home if I leave the door unlocked while I run to the corner store for a gallon of milk.
Trust people, but do so in a way as to be sure you aren't in a position to get roasted.
I was lied to just last night, one of those metal scrappers came up to my garage and took old radiator parts my housemate had left out to dry. Lifted about 50 dollars in aluminum. He told me he new my house mate and had been told to come and get the metal 
I'm an A man but everyone is suspect. i just don't make you earn it until you give me a reason for you to have to earn it.
