[landedgentry]

This data conflicts with my image of Japan and China, and I wonder where the discrepancy lies.

[perpetuallunch]

The propagandised idea that living in China means living under an oppressive communist regime, runs counter to the countries wild success at pretty much everything it does.

[landedgentry]

I don't think success directly translates into high trust.

I think of China as a hypercompetitive place, which to me should mean lower trust.

[perpetuallunch]

Explain why hyper competitiveness should mean lower trust?

Doesn’t competition imply rule and order?

The other direction is merely organised crime, which tends to have very few big players.

[archagon]

Hey, remember Naomi Wu? She used to post a lot here. I wonder whatever happened to her?

[perpetuallunch]

Good thing Western governments never Canadian truck drivers, Melbourne lockdowns, Covid lies, Edward Snowden, Julian Assange. Just to name a few.

[toomuchtodo]

I cannot speak to China, but my recent personal experience is that Japan is high trust throughout Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Would love to hear about the trust situation in China from anywhere who has recent ground truth.