'Snowden' Propaganda Reporter Admits He's Just Writing What UK Gov't Told Him

I'm an American, so it seems fair I stick to what I know and let people from other cultures chime in here, instead of me speaking for them. Americans tend to (apparently) trust very quickly. We'll smile at you, nod a lot, and talk to you openly about just about anything within minutes of meeting you. We may remain suspicious of you however, especially if you may be sticking around for a while. We'll make intense observations, even at the expense of appearing nosey, in an attempt to justify our initial trust in you. If we observe 'suspicious' actions, we may attempt to investigate further by talking about you with others we do trust. We're not opposed to speaking for your actions, or simply making up a bunch of facts to suit our fears in our mistrust in you, especially if we've discussed you previously with others (which bolsters the fear). When clear violations of trust have occurred we'll demand someone suffer for these violations, even at the expense of removing our own freedom to act later. In short, we hack trust more than most cultures on the planet, which is probably also why we're so damn good at marketing.

I'm thinking we should start working on methods which improve trust instantiation with each other based on the impact the conversation can have on others. In general, most culture's methods of establishing trust sacrifice efficiency. That's fine if you are just grabbing drinks with someone, but if you are reporting to a large number of people, you should be held accountable for your bullshit.

No clue how to implement this, but I suspect it's blockchain related. Been meaning to write more about it, given I had more time to write. :)