Trust is a Continuum. I have relatives who grew up in places where you didn't need to lock the door at night and those who have to lock the door at night but that's enough and those for who that is not enough.

I am reminded of a story I read lately of a woman who was shocked when her passport and purse were stolen from the beach while she was swimming. Somehow she had the perception that she was in a high trust worthy zone even though she had been doing her doctoral thesis work in a low trust society.

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cwmoore 5 hours ago | parent [-]

Sounds very binary, I don’t see the continuum. More like a steep cliff of shocking betrayal.

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9x39 3 hours ago | parent [-]

In the same society, some people personally experience that others are capable of robbery & much worse within days and some learn it within decades, and everything in between. Some may never have to confront this, all within the same city/state/country.

We could represent time-to-reality on a number line.

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bombcar an hour ago | parent [-]

You can turn a low trust society into a high one by just having nothing whatsoever worth anything.

	▲	stirfish an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Maybe. There are a lot of online games where nothing is worth anything, but I don't think those are default high-trust societies. People will log in just to annoy the other players.