Macrojack,
You are being unreasonable, come across as having several big chips on your shoulders, and to top it off you are shutting yourself to one of the best self-evaluation tools ever invented: honest feedback from others, how you appear to them.
Human psychology is rooted in small communities where everyone knew everything about everyone. We still expect others to treat us that way. However, modern social structures are HUGE, especially post-Internet. We need SYSTEMS to keep the whole thing functioning smoothly for everyone.
When I travel on a train, the payment is demanded upfront and a conductor may still come to check the ticket. They are not accusing me of being dishonest. They don't know or care that I have always paid my fare. Or that my small-village grandfather, upon realizing that he had underpaid a worker because neither could see the bills properly in darkness, walked to his house the next day and paid more than the difference. He probably got a beverage in return. That was a different world. Such personal details are not relevant in the modern world. Our local Metro can't afford to worry about such issues. Hence the SYSTEM: You buy the ticket in advance and show it when asked. Without feeling accused or acting offended. Even if you are the Mayor or Tiger Woods. That's what works best for everyone.
Similarly, we shouldn't have to care where you live, if you have an inventory, if Zu actually paid you after saying they might, etc. The system is, everyone reveals their industry affiliations and potential conflicts. My University may bar a professor from sitting on a family member's exam. The SEC director is probably prevented from many investments. These individuals are not being accused of dishonesty. It is just the system.
If you want to be treated as a Fruita, CO resident, then only deal with other Fruita residents. They'll treat you in the chummy way you want to be treated---and limit your horizons accordingly. There's a reason why ever larger and now global communities were created and yes, ready or not, there is an adjustment to make, a price to pay.
You are not in Fruita anymore. You could go back there, of course, but you won't like it. So better get used to the bigger more impersonal world. :-)
You are being unreasonable, come across as having several big chips on your shoulders, and to top it off you are shutting yourself to one of the best self-evaluation tools ever invented: honest feedback from others, how you appear to them.
Human psychology is rooted in small communities where everyone knew everything about everyone. We still expect others to treat us that way. However, modern social structures are HUGE, especially post-Internet. We need SYSTEMS to keep the whole thing functioning smoothly for everyone.
When I travel on a train, the payment is demanded upfront and a conductor may still come to check the ticket. They are not accusing me of being dishonest. They don't know or care that I have always paid my fare. Or that my small-village grandfather, upon realizing that he had underpaid a worker because neither could see the bills properly in darkness, walked to his house the next day and paid more than the difference. He probably got a beverage in return. That was a different world. Such personal details are not relevant in the modern world. Our local Metro can't afford to worry about such issues. Hence the SYSTEM: You buy the ticket in advance and show it when asked. Without feeling accused or acting offended. Even if you are the Mayor or Tiger Woods. That's what works best for everyone.
Similarly, we shouldn't have to care where you live, if you have an inventory, if Zu actually paid you after saying they might, etc. The system is, everyone reveals their industry affiliations and potential conflicts. My University may bar a professor from sitting on a family member's exam. The SEC director is probably prevented from many investments. These individuals are not being accused of dishonesty. It is just the system.
If you want to be treated as a Fruita, CO resident, then only deal with other Fruita residents. They'll treat you in the chummy way you want to be treated---and limit your horizons accordingly. There's a reason why ever larger and now global communities were created and yes, ready or not, there is an adjustment to make, a price to pay.
You are not in Fruita anymore. You could go back there, of course, but you won't like it. So better get used to the bigger more impersonal world. :-)