trust and reputation systems
Platform update highlights, Week of March 18 2026
We launched a ton of cool stuff to make the experience of sense-making on uptrust better, easier, more interconnected and more beautiful, with lots more coming!... UpTrust Frequently Asked Questions
General 1. What is UpTrust? UpTrust is a trust-based social media platform that's meant for having deep and nuanced conversations about any topic, but especially difficult topics.... Hate Speech, etc. I am curious if UpTrust has a Hate Speech policy, or if it's basically open season and there is a desire to not censor anyone.
I have already seen a couple of things that I would ban if I were a moderator.When you downtrust stuff you effectively act as a moderator for you and people who trust you in the domain youre down trusting. This is really cool bc it means (1) we don’t have to adopt a particular political stance bc each person sorts themselves into what’s acceptable or not... Trump, Stargate, and Vaccines for Cancer. I'm cringing reading articles and seeing videos showing Trump, Sam Altman, and Larry Ellison speaking about using A.I. to develop vaccines for cancer.
I have something I call "The Farmer's Market rule." I spoke about this on the Vendy podcast with Jordan. It is a metaphor for working with coaches, facilitators, and wellbeing practitioners.
When I go to the farmers market, I don't just look at the food people are selling.. I also look at the people selling the food.
I ask myself, "Do I want to look like this person who is selling me this food?"
I do the same for facilitators, trainers, and Wellbeing practitioners: "Does this person live in a way I want to embody more fully in my life?"
I would not go to Altman, Trump, or Ellison for Wellbeing guidance + wisdom. Maybe for advice and wisdom in other domains and themes.
We really need leaders who are embodying Wellbeing to lead our planetary and national wellbeing initiatives. I cringe when I see people who I judge as disembodied pioneering these explorations. It feels like a recipe for disaster with the possibility to cause a lot of harm to a lot of people.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mrna-vaccine-cure-cancer-ai-2018701You're correct that the trust tracks different groups of people rating expertise differently. there are two things we haven't fully released yet that address trust bubble fragmentation: an algorithmic way of identifying the people you most trust who have a different view from you... Who should date me?
I get really pumped about what can be possible for online dating in UpTrust. For example, someone having high current trust scores from a majority of his exes.... Telling people that I upvoted/downvoted their comment when I do and telling them why. (Triggered)(Feel super activated about the hiddenness and anonymity of the downvoting)
I want to see what happens when it’s ok to be explicit about affecting someone’s status.
(Fear that I’ll be avoided and ultimately alone. Anger at everything.)
(Longing to be the next me that’s social-cue numb to my own abrasiveness).
Not sure if this is triggered or not but I want the consequences of being known.
also, the hiddenness isn’t necessarily supposed to be a feature—the longterm hope is that we have a variety of "trust scores" people can see, as well as being able to see reactions that dont necessarily affect trust (the same way everyon’s face emotionally reacts in person to...