The best way to be seen as trustworthy is to be trustworthy.
Depends on the environment. Among relatively smart people who know each other, trust their previous experience, and communicate their previous experience with each other—yes. But this strategy breaks down if you keep meeting strangers, or if people around you believe the rumors (so it is easy to character-assassinate a honest person).
Depends on the environment. Among relatively smart people who know each other, trust their previous experience, and communicate their previous experience with each other—yes. But this strategy breaks down if you keep meeting strangers, or if people around you believe the rumors (so it is easy to character-assassinate a honest person).