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0 sats \ 3 replies \ @kepford OP 14 Dec \ parent \ on: Are we (in the US) in a low trust society or just transitioning from high trust? bitcoin
Well, one way to think about it is the default. I have noticed that people in their 60s and older typically are far more likely to believe someone they do not know that is calling them than I am. That a stranger is not trying to take advantage of them.
I have seen far too many people scammed. My default is closer to the assumption that someone I do not know is a scammer. That's where I start. My default level of trust is very different.
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someone I do not know is a scammer
I hope people understand I'm saying that is the starting point for me. Given more time and context my opinion almost always changes. I think I'm a pretty good judge of character. Speaking with someone usually moves my evaluation.
What always blows mind is when people will trust someone they never met to "run the country" and they don't even know them. But they don't have a relationship with their neighbors or worse yet, their own family.
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As I have said, I'm not advocating for low or high trust. Generousity is a virtue. But it is an exploitable one. Seen many people exploited, especially older and more vulnerable people. They grew up in a world where they rarely met a stranger and when they did they were very trusting. Today the world can reach into their lives digitally and manipulate them.
I know a sweet lady in her 80s who was scammed out of her husband's nest egg. Happens every day.
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