[andrelaszlo]

Maybe a big part of the issue is not initially that there's no trust, but the sentiment being spread that you'll get screwed if you trust people. It seems like the cheapest way to really undermine a society if you were so inclined, especially in our age.

Most people I meet are trustworthy but on Facebook I get the message, from my own neighbors, that it's dangerous to even go outside.

Think about how trust is built. If you really believe it's something precious (I do), think about what your part is in creating more or less of it.

I admit, it's often very hard to take the first step, to be willing to look like the naive sucker, or to try to see the humanity in someone who's angry and, I guess, often scared just like me.

It's pretty easy to not say things like "society is falling apart", "you can't trust anyone these days", and things like that though. At least out loud. Then it seems like it's easier to see signs of the opposite being true.