Something I really like about this is that it is babbling. I think too much time is spent on LW doing the opposite: pruning. Saying “this is a bad idea” or “this won’t work”. I’d like to see more “what if we did this?”. Especially when the upside is large.
Yet it was said that its merchants shunned enforceable contracts, preferring to seal transactions “with a handshake and a glance at heaven”.
I wonder if this worked because they thought god would punish them if they defected.
If he does, God forbid, I’m going to take a page from the Islamic merchant’s playbook: I’ll slander him in verse. And then I’ll email it to all the connections we share.
Hm, I wonder how they used to get around this risk. What if someone threatens to slander you unless you pay them some amount of money? I guess we face the same risk in our society, but their society depended more on trust.
The best thing about having a trusted connection is that you can access that person’s network now.
Good point. I never really recognized the power of this until now.
Something I really like about this is that it is babbling. I think too much time is spent on LW doing the opposite: pruning. Saying “this is a bad idea” or “this won’t work”. I’d like to see more “what if we did this?”. Especially when the upside is large.
I wonder if this worked because they thought god would punish them if they defected.
Hm, I wonder how they used to get around this risk. What if someone threatens to slander you unless you pay them some amount of money? I guess we face the same risk in our society, but their society depended more on trust.
Good point. I never really recognized the power of this until now.