I believe that, conversely, trust can sometimes increase even if everyone becomes equally poor. That is, in situations such as food crises or severe pandemics—where humanity would quickly collapse unless everyone trusts and cooperates—a paradoxical proof of mutual trust may be possible: if collapse has not occurred, then it suggests that mutual trust does exist.
Of course, this kind of trust may not be ideal—but it demonstrates that economic wealth is not the only path to societal cohesion.
I believe that, conversely, trust can sometimes increase even if everyone becomes equally poor.
That is, in situations such as food crises or severe pandemics—where humanity would quickly collapse unless everyone trusts and cooperates—a paradoxical proof of mutual trust may be possible: if collapse has not occurred, then it suggests that mutual trust does exist.
Of course, this kind of trust may not be ideal—but it demonstrates that economic wealth is not the only path to societal cohesion.