One thing I am unclear on is (if we know) why trust was decreasing.
Where the entities losing trust becoming less trustworthy?
Were they always untrustworthy but this became more widely known?
Were they still trustworthy but people began thinking they weren’t for some other reason?
In other words, should the goal be to increase trust, increase trustworthiness, or increase accuracy of perceptions and evaluations of trustworthiness?
One thing I am unclear on is (if we know) why trust was decreasing.
That’s beyond the scope of this post. I presented some studies that point the finger at rising inequality, but it’s probably more than just the increase in wealth disparity. If I had to guess, social trust is probably also one of those common goods capitalists are burning when maximizing shareholder value, but I’d have to look into it more.
The goal should obviously be to increase trustworthiness, but since that’s (at least somewhat) subjective, I would settle for increasing the benefits that come with high-trust-societies I mentioned in the post.
One thing I am unclear on is (if we know) why trust was decreasing.
Where the entities losing trust becoming less trustworthy?
Were they always untrustworthy but this became more widely known?
Were they still trustworthy but people began thinking they weren’t for some other reason?
In other words, should the goal be to increase trust, increase trustworthiness, or increase accuracy of perceptions and evaluations of trustworthiness?
That’s beyond the scope of this post. I presented some studies that point the finger at rising inequality, but it’s probably more than just the increase in wealth disparity. If I had to guess, social trust is probably also one of those common goods capitalists are burning when maximizing shareholder value, but I’d have to look into it more.
The goal should obviously be to increase trustworthiness, but since that’s (at least somewhat) subjective, I would settle for increasing the benefits that come with high-trust-societies I mentioned in the post.
Fair enough, all good points.