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If I rely on others not to harm me because they are minimally rational and it is in their own narrow self-interest not to break the social contract, does that mean that I trust them with my wellbeing, or even that I trust them not to attack me? If a stranger robbed me at knifepoint, I would feel shaken but not betrayed, and betrayal is the counterpart of trust.
For Better For Worse: Essays on Sex, Love, Marriage, and More
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