There’s bad actors who infiltrate, deceptively align, move laterally, and purge talented people (see Geeks, Mops, and Sociopaths) but I think that trust is a bigger issue.
High-trust environments don’t exist today in anything with medium or high stakes, and if they did then “sociopaths” would be able to share their various talents without being incentivized to hurt anyone, geeks could let more people in without worrying about threats, and people could generally evaluate each other and find the place where their strengths resonate with others.
That kind of wholesome existence is something that we’ve never seen on Earth, and we might be able to reach out and grab it (if we’re already in an overhang for decentralized lie detectors).
Every subculture I’ve participated in has lowkey bad actors. The harms this causes are underrated imo.
There’s bad actors who infiltrate, deceptively align, move laterally, and purge talented people (see Geeks, Mops, and Sociopaths) but I think that trust is a bigger issue.
High-trust environments don’t exist today in anything with medium or high stakes, and if they did then “sociopaths” would be able to share their various talents without being incentivized to hurt anyone, geeks could let more people in without worrying about threats, and people could generally evaluate each other and find the place where their strengths resonate with others.
That kind of wholesome existence is something that we’ve never seen on Earth, and we might be able to reach out and grab it (if we’re already in an overhang for decentralized lie detectors).