I agree, and it seems important, but could you perhaps give more examples (maybe as a separate article)?
“If you never sign an NDA, truth-telling becomes cheaper.”
(Question is, how much cheaper. I mean, people can still sue you. Not necessarily because you said something false, just because they can, and because the process is the punishment.)
How to generate more examples? Go through a list of virtues and think: “what preparation could I make in advance to make this easier / what to avoid to prevent this becoming harder”? Let’s try it:
prudence—study things, be (epistemically) rational
fortitude—practice expanding your comfort zone? or rather, practice martial arts and build a safety network?
temperance—practice self-control? or rather, make sure that your needs are satisfied all the time, so that you are not too strongly tempted? (the latter seems more in spirit of your example)
justice—don’t do things that would allow others to blackmail you, gather power
I agree, and it seems important, but could you perhaps give more examples (maybe as a separate article)?
“If you never sign an NDA, truth-telling becomes cheaper.”
(Question is, how much cheaper. I mean, people can still sue you. Not necessarily because you said something false, just because they can, and because the process is the punishment.)
How to generate more examples? Go through a list of virtues and think: “what preparation could I make in advance to make this easier / what to avoid to prevent this becoming harder”? Let’s try it:
prudence—study things, be (epistemically) rational
fortitude—practice expanding your comfort zone? or rather, practice martial arts and build a safety network?
temperance—practice self-control? or rather, make sure that your needs are satisfied all the time, so that you are not too strongly tempted? (the latter seems more in spirit of your example)
justice—don’t do things that would allow others to blackmail you, gather power
chastity—get married to a person who enjoys sex
faith—observe miracles, avoid nonbelievers
This seems like a great thing to exist and you have my encouragement to write it.