When I try to think of a utopian future, the people in that world understand the concept of such non-innocent things, but correctly have a very low prior probability on them, in their typical interactions between each other.
Think of dath ilian keepers. Of course they understand the concept of malicious deception, and of course they don’t expect it from each other.
Part of this is just “have a good prior about the likelihood of deception/innuendo etc” with having a prior of 0 as a defense against an overly high prior.
Partly, these could be considered low grade infohazards. Things it is unpleasant but sometimes useful to know.
And for such things, there are 2 good approaches. Fortifying your mind until you can deal with them without strain. Or hiding in a protected bubble where you don’t need to worry about such things. The second strategy relies on someone else being competent and powerful enough to protect you.
When I try to think of a utopian future, the people in that world understand the concept of such non-innocent things, but correctly have a very low prior probability on them, in their typical interactions between each other.
Think of dath ilian keepers. Of course they understand the concept of malicious deception, and of course they don’t expect it from each other.
Part of this is just “have a good prior about the likelihood of deception/innuendo etc” with having a prior of 0 as a defense against an overly high prior.
Partly, these could be considered low grade infohazards. Things it is unpleasant but sometimes useful to know.
And for such things, there are 2 good approaches. Fortifying your mind until you can deal with them without strain. Or hiding in a protected bubble where you don’t need to worry about such things. The second strategy relies on someone else being competent and powerful enough to protect you.