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Sinopsis
You trust someone if you believe they won't hurt you even if it benefits them. We tend to trust in the early stages of a relationship when there is high uncertainty, when there are lots of gaps in our knowledge of another person. We interpret trustworthiness based in part on our self-esteem, attachment style and ability to separate thoughts from feelings. Economic dislocation and rapid social change can produce anxiety. Giving your anxiety a name and a face and turning it into an enemy relieves that anxiety, especially when you can then band together with allies. When the people who champion that change dismiss you as backward, insult you, and announce you have no place in the changed world, the enmity becomes stronger. Demagogues stay powerful by telling their audience not to trust, or even listen to, anyone who disagrees, but demagoguery only works when it finds an audience. Maybe our problem isn't doubt, but false certainty. Maybe the caricature we've drawn of our enemies is what relieves us of the drive t
