[Dean's World] Ron Coleman: In gut we trust

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Posted by Ron Coleman:
In gut we trust
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1162434106.shtml


   Linking to an [1]item I wrote here at the beginning of last month, a
   blog called The Ratnest [2]writes, "The concept of 'trust' as a
   commodity has shown up in some of the edgier sci-fi of the 90âs and
   beyond, but there hasnât really been an attempt to quantify it that
   Iâm aware of." He then goes on to discuss a new blog-rating system and
   the dangers of manipulation.

   Trust as a commodity?

   Odd. Just yesterday I saw, in the comments to a posting on a [3]blog
   of a very different color, this question: "Is trust an emotion?"

   Well, is it? Maybe it actually is. It's something you feel in your
   gut. Yes, like many other emotions it's informed by as much fact as
   you can expose it to, but ultimately, isn't trust the very opposite of
   a commodity?

   I had never thought of this before. And how much depends on trust!

References

   1. http://deanesmay.com/posts/1159970512.shtml
   2. http://ratnest.us/2006/10/05/web-of-trust/
   3. http://jadedcrystalsparkle.blogspot.com/2006/10/madison-square-park-wrought-iron.html