If you’ve clicked here expecting epistemic rigor, you’ve come to the wrong place. With that disclaimer out of the way however, I had some ideas I thought I’d share: The basic dynamic of feminine gossip is as follows: On the one hand, sharing sensitive information with another person lets them know that you trust them and that they feel close to you and that having dirt on them is reason to think that reciprocating is mutually assured destruction rather than suicide.
I think this post would benefit from breaking down the concept of "trustworthiness" more. If someone keeps secrets in general, then yes that makes you more able to trust them to not reveal your secrets, but it also makes you less able to trust them to not be secretly conspiring against the community.
I think this post would benefit from breaking down the concept of "trustworthiness" more. If someone keeps secrets in general, then yes that makes you more able to trust them to not reveal your secrets, but it also makes you less able to trust them to not be secretly conspiring against the community.
Similarly: Blackmail is good. http://benjaminrosshoffman.com/blackmailers-are-privateers-in-the-war-on-hypocrisy/