
About this episode
How might the whole world change if everyone embodies the Bitcoin mantra of 'don't trust, verify'.
In Episode #238 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: why this topic popped up for us, ways we believe the world could change with less trust in the ecosystem, process vs characteristic vs institution based trust, some data and graphs about the link between social trust and economic prosperity, how the old lady physically going to the bank demonstrates an individual comfort, the way we view the world and why governments and large entities are losing our esteem, plus a fun note on how we may create a quiz in the future.
As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Don't trust, verify
(2:58) - How will the world change with less trust?
(9:26) - The 3 types of trust
(12:39) - Trust graph 1
(13:05) - Trust graph 2
(13:47) - Trust graph 3
(17:42) - Generational changes
(27:52) - Our default level of trust
(34:54) - The Mere Mortals Quiz
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