Discuss: Low Trust Spaces / High Trust Spaces
In low trust spaces, people are guarded and avoid taking risks. In high trust spaces, entirely new possibilities emerge that weren't on the menu before.
Will your laptop get stolen if you leave it unattended in a cafe? What about your wallet? In a high trust space, you might not worry about this, so you can do things like take a bathroom break without having to pack up your stuff. This is a great start, but we can do better. "Trust" is a vast topic, and there are even higher-trust spaces with much weirder possibilities out there.
What if:
you could admit ignorance without any social unpleasantness?
you could sublet your room to a stranger without worry?
your friends could organize a date for you?
High trust spaces do not perfectly insulate us from risk or consequence, but they shift the risk profile and reward high agency.
This could make our lives a lot better. Let's discuss and figure it out.
Readings (do at least one)
Social Trust and Human Communities by Trudy Govier, specifically the chapter subheading titled "High Trust" (7 pages)
Truth or Dare by Duncan Sabien, particularly Act I, Scene I
Social Rules at the Recurse Center, contrasted with criticism of the no-politics rule in A Year Later: Getting Kicked Out of the Recurse Center