Trust Dancing and Distrust Wrestling: Exploring Malcolm Ocean’s NNTD
The purpose of this post is to explain Malcolm Ocean’s Non-Naive Trust Dance (NNTD), its claims about the dynamics of trust and distrust.
Author: Tasshin
My Money Story
May this story inspire and benefit U ❤️
The Asheville-NYC-SFBA Triangle
something I am trying to manifest or hyperstition: the Asheville-NYC-SFBA triangle. a triad of American cities.
how to be a good friend to tasshin
how to be a good friend to me, in particular!
attunement and holding space
This post is to show U how I think about attunement, and showing up for a friend—how to hold space for them, how to provide emotional and psychological support for them.
The Skill of Asking for Life-Changing Favors
In 2023, my friend Anansi asked, “if you could ask anyone for a truly life-changing Favor, who would you ask, and for what?”
Meta-Theory of NNTD
Malcolm frames his NNTD not merely as a theory or set of practices—which is largely how I’ve related to it myself—but as a law, protocol, and metaprotocol. I’ll discuss and differentiate those terms here.
Context and Influences on NNTD
I think that understanding the context in which Malcolm originated the Non-Naive Trust Dance helps to understand it more accurately and deeply.
My Story with Malcolm and NNTD
I see Malcolm as brilliant, a genius of his own kind and shape and form—and NNTD as an incredible discovery and gift to humanity.
Collective Intelligence and We-Spaces
It is possible to have a precious, but hard to describe experience of collective consciousness.