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Not OP, but to be clear, "low trust society" has a specific sociological meaning relating to interpersonal trust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_trust_and_l
by archagon 4y ago
Not OP, but to be clear, "low trust society" has a specific sociological meaning relating to interpersonal trust: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_trust_and_low_trust_societies https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_trust_and_low_trust_socie...
It doesn't mean that individuals from that society are less trustworthy.
- raghudotcc 4y agoI realized that’s what they meant but I was worried that tying low-trust with cheating students from a country that has a tarnished image because of tech scams and low-wage tech workers might paint a different picture to those who don’t know about the term or OPs intent.
- archagon 4y agoFair, thanks for the clarification.
- system16 4y agoI find it odd this article doesn't provide any examples of low and high trust societies.
- antoniuschan99 4y agoWhat about using the corruption index and equating it to the trust level? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index
- everybodyknows 4y agoCaveat: > The Index only measures public sector corruption, ignoring the private sector.
- goodSteveramos 4y agoIt isn’t defined that way, but yes it is strong evidence that people from that society are less trustworthy. People are less trusting when others are more likely to cheat them.
- archagon 4y ago"Strong evidence" = your feelings?
- goodSteveramos 4y agowell you tell me, who is defrauding them causing them to trust others less? Are you going to find a way to blame White people for how Indians treat each other?