# Bernie Sanders hasn’t actually accomplished much but is trusted This is a #case-study about how trust depends less on accomplishments but on predictability. Predictability is why trust is about leaps ([[The Currency of Trust - Talk]]). If trust is also about predictability it is probably also tied to the idea of surprise minimization ([[Book Review - Surfing Uncertainty - SSC]]) ### Reference [Villi on Twitter: “He has literally accomplished nothing in his 40-year career. I would have thought accomplishments, accountability, and follow-through are the foundation of trust.… https://t.co/6KlmRU6543”](https://twitter.com/villi/status/1229975709533097984?s=12) [Web URL for this note](http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Bernie+Sanders+hasn’t+actually+accomplished+much+but+is+trusted) [Comment on this note](http://via.hypothes.is/http://notes.benjaminreinhardt.com/Bernie+Sanders+hasn’t+actually+accomplished+much+but+is+trusted)