A trust diagram

[Francis McCabe <frankmccabe@mac.com>]

This diagram is not perfect. But the following aspects are important  
(IMO):

1. There is a connection between trust and willingness. The former  
supports the latter (a necessary but not sufficient condition for  
action).
2. Trust is something that is there (or not). We do not need to model  
the internal processes by which trust is 'there'.
3. There is potentially evidence that the actor can use that relates  
to trust. I am not sure that this is of the essence; it feels that  
this is like descriptions: useful but but not actually critical.
4. A trustor expresses trust, or commits to trusting, but this is made  
manifest by the trustee's participation in joint action with the  
trustee. (I believe that the 'drive-by' form of trust is something  
else, not trust per se.)

Frank

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