Trust Us, 2020 Brought Us Together
Following a year of political turmoil, rampant conspiracy theories and a pandemic, it's easy to see why we might be more isolated, divided, and less trusting—of institutions and strangers—than ever. But that's not what economist Ben Ho found.
Ben, the author of "Why Trust Matters: An Economist's Guide to the Ties That Bind Us" says while it may seem like trust is in short supply, if you take a look at trust throughout history, we're actually much more trusting now than ever before.
Ben and his team are Star Wars fans. They wanted to see if what Yoda says is true: "Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Particularly in the wake of a pandemic, what was fear and trust's impact on charitable giving?
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