The problem is not that people "don't trust others". The problem seems to be that some people "trust the wrong people" (according to some "experts"). The bigge

The problem is not that people "don't trust others". The problem seems to be that some people "trust the wrong people" (according to some "experts"). The biggest problem with the so called "experts" is that they seem to think that they are automatically owned our trust. But there does not seem to be any penalty for getting things wrong (don't mask, mask with cloth mask, mask with n95). It's also quite interesting that even the ancient people knew about different modes of persuasion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_of_persuasion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modes_of_persuasion There was Ethos, Logos, and Pathos. The appeal to authority, to emotions, and to the logical truth of the claim. You need all of them to convince someone to something. Somehow modern experts think that the only thing they need is Ethos and enough legal might to enforce compliance.