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Such delusion to think we could have a society where people don’t steal babies the moment they are left unattended. I bet they’re not even worried about a passerby taking candy from them too.
The common factor in all high trust societies seems to be that they are culturally homogenous.
> Adults who trust each other not to steal babies go on to trust one another around older children playing unsupervised. Such delusion to think we could have a society where people don’t steal babies the moment they are left unattended. I bet they’re not even worried about a passerby taking candy from them too.
So while the chance of having your child kidnapped is vanishingly small, there are enough busybodies who believe the chance is high to result in the same net effect: you can't leave your baby unattended.
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Denmark is one of the few countries that actually has targets for integration, not just immigration. It's extremely draconian and I'm surprised (actually, not surprised) the article doesn't mention it. See, for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulnerable_residential_area_(D...
The common factor in all high trust societies seems to be that they are culturally homogenous.
Culturally homogeneous?
I'm not sure you've actually been to Denmark. Culturally homogeneous is not what I would call it.
> Adults who trust each other not to steal babies go on to trust one another around older children playing unsupervised. Such delusion to think we could have a society where people don’t steal babies the moment they are left unattended. I bet they’re not even worried about a passerby taking candy from them too.
In the US leaving your baby unsupervised is likely to result in someone calling CPS and a bunch of trouble for you. So while the chance of having your child kidnapped is vanishingly small, there are enough busybodies who believe the chance is high to result in the same net effect: you can't leave your baby unattended.
The common factor in all high trust societies seems to be that they are culturally homogenous.
To trust someone is to predict their actions in a number of the most important aspects, and these actions must be in agreement with your values and expectations. It's most easily achieved when the key values are shared, and even easier when cultural backgrounds are also shared. (It, of course, works if you trust people like yourself, which is not always the case, curiously. Moscow, Russia is about as diverse a place as NYC, but with a markedly lower level of trust.)
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In the US leaving your baby unsupervised is likely to result in someone calling CPS and a bunch of trouble for you. So while the chance of having your child kidnapped is vanishingly small, there are enough busybodies who believe the chance is high to result in the same net effect: you can't leave your baby unattended.
That's a problem due to the American peoples acceptance of authoritarian policing; something that would be inconceivable in more enlightened countries.
The common factor in all high trust societies seems to be that they are culturally homogenous.
Denmark? Culturally homogeneous? I'm not sure you've actually been to Denmark. Culturally homogeneous is not what I would call it.
I have been to Denmark many times and it strikes me as considerably more homogenous than the UK or the US.
> Adults who trust each other not to steal babies go on to trust one another around older children playing unsupervised. Such delusion to think we could have a society where people don’t steal babies the moment they are left unattended. I bet they’re not even worried about a passerby taking candy from them too.