[smoyer]

It might not say that you trust what the person at the other end does but it does indicate that a third-party has vetted the identity of the person at the other end. Do you trust Google? Probably not with everything but you do trust that the certificate that was issued to them proves that they're at the other end of your search bar.

[robin_reala]

OK, but that’s only with EV certificates. No-one issues EV certificates for free, especially not Let’s Encrypt:

Let’s Encrypt has no plans to issue EV certificates at this time.

https://community.letsencrypt.org/t/frequently-asked-questio...