Can you trust people you just meet to be honest with you? After having been in SF for six weeks, and meeting several new people, I have started questioning myself. Instinctively you know when you will get along with someone but as we grow older we have a lot of stories. And sometimes I feel people manipulate them to their advantage to cover their insecurities.
Just because I am really honest doesnt mean that I can expect that of others. Can I? If I detect cognitive dissonance in actions and words should I stop and worry? Should I catch people when their actions and words dont match up. Its really different if you are part of a closed network because then you are meeting friends of friends and you invariably know the truth will leak out at some point.
But if you meet a stranger besides your gut feeling how can you trust them to be honest?