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		pandaman on Oct 12, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Covid lesson: trust the public with hard truths Trust is irrational by definition: you are trusting somebody is being truthful without any proof. However, refusing trust after it has been broken even once is rational: not only you still don't have any proof but now you have the evidence that that person/entity can lie to you. You might have heard this saying "Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me" what do you think it's about?

hackingforfun on Oct 13, 2021 [–]

What you are saying makes sense in a limited context, however, applying it to changing mask guidelines does not make sense to me.

I think rationality is also figuring in all the factors, like an evolving pandemic and supply chain issues, but that's just my opinion.

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