One would think—unfortunately we humans are really bad at judging our own ability to judge the trustworthiness of other people, even when we know about said bais. If you hire a friend or trusted community leader to do a high-stakes job, many people won’t even bother with an NDA, let alone do any formal investigation into their honesty! Hopefully this will serve as a lesson that won’t have to be repeated...
One would think—unfortunately we humans are really bad at judging our own ability to judge the trustworthiness of other people, even when we know about said bais. If you hire a friend or trusted community leader to do a high-stakes job, many people won’t even bother with an NDA, let alone do any formal investigation into their honesty! Hopefully this will serve as a lesson that won’t have to be repeated...