Cultures that dislike diversity are pretty low-trust. Russia, North Korea, Iran come to mind. White American conservatives don't trust anyone who isn't also them. And so on.

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thewebguyd an hour ago | parent | next [-]

There are also cultures that aren't very diverse that are pretty high-trust: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Japan, even China.

Which goes to say, diversity likely has very little to do with whether a society is low-trust or high-trust. It's more about politics and policy.

	▲	baumy 41 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		This doesn't seem like a conclusion that's supported by the available evidence. We have examples of homogeneous cultures that are high trust, and ones that are low trust. We have examples of diverse cultures that are low trust, but none that I'm aware of that maintain high trust over time. The best fitting hypothesis would be that homogeneity is necessary but not in itself sufficient for a high trust culture to be built.

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rendang an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I think the user you replied to is referring to things like the Putnam findings on the effects of diversity https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FvFN8ACY6taivkcbzDGgYy1-EPb...

	▲	nxor an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Also relevant: https://www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/americans-trust-in-on...