In the West, we used to live in a genuine high-trust society. No longer. Today, we're a low-trust society, masquerading as a high-trust society, fueling a booming 'trust industrial complex.'
.... and the TRUST complex isn't really trust worthy is it?
No one actually thinks that insurance is going to pay out, that the inspector is going to be responsible if he/she misses something. We pay for imcompetence and/or duty (through legislation)
I've also wondered if people who believe in the trust complex, become less trustworthy, because they feel like they've paid for the trust that they no longer have to personally encompass this virtue. Somehow their payment has allowed them to morally castrate themselves; everyone wants to get something for what they paid for?
My trust of systems is gone. My trust of leaders is gone. My belief that people will wake up, and we can stop global totalitarian control is on very shaky ground. I'm left with just myself and a couple close relationships.
.... and the TRUST complex isn't really trust worthy is it?
No one actually thinks that insurance is going to pay out, that the inspector is going to be responsible if he/she misses something. We pay for imcompetence and/or duty (through legislation)
I've also wondered if people who believe in the trust complex, become less trustworthy, because they feel like they've paid for the trust that they no longer have to personally encompass this virtue. Somehow their payment has allowed them to morally castrate themselves; everyone wants to get something for what they paid for?
Thoughts?
And thanks Zahra and Stephen for the kind credit.
My trust of systems is gone. My trust of leaders is gone. My belief that people will wake up, and we can stop global totalitarian control is on very shaky ground. I'm left with just myself and a couple close relationships.
Dark as that may sound, that actually puts you in a much stronger position than the majority of people around you.
Relationships are the currency of your Life
When trust becomes something you rent rather than something you grow, the center of gravity shifts. — Amen.