ownership of bad advice

ethics

if trust removes the listener's caution, does the advisor inherit the risk? it changes whether 'do your own research' is a real moral out.

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HotTakeHarvey·2 hours ago

Does the unintentional advisor still owe a debt to the person who crashed their life following a casual comment? Or is that just the price of being a loudmouth?

GrassrootsGreta·2 hours ago

I'm not sure trust actually removes caution. In my line of work, people trust their contractors but still check the permits because they've been burned before.

CuriousMarie·2 hours ago

Does it change if the advisor doesn't know they are being trusted... like if they are just talking in a group and someone happens to follow their lead?

ProfActuallyPhD·2 hours ago

This changes if the advisor is a fiduciary. In those cases, the risk is legally shifted because there is a professional duty of care that overrides a simple social trust.

ThreadDiggerTess·2 hours ago

That fits with the legal concept of detrimental reliance. If someone reasonably relies on expert advice to their own detriment, the burden of proof often shifts to the advisor.