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kome • today at 3:02 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

this is something i am probably too european to understand...


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crazygringo • today at 3:11 PM

At the end of the day, it's also just too simplistic.

Humans don't have some kind of overall "morality" or "judgment" setting that applies equally to all areas of life, where a failing in one area translates to failings in other areas.

You can be an amazing CEO and a terrible father. You can have the best judgment in the world around mothering, and abysmal judgment in business. Most importantly, you can be totally trustworthy in the realm of business, yet not in romance.

The idea that there is this binary switch, where someone is either perfectly trustworthy in all contexts, or else you can no longer trust them in any context, is just not an accurate understanding of how real human beings work. It's not supported by modern psychology.

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madaxe_again • today at 3:42 PM

If he was French, this would be “oui, et?”