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Originally Posted by nekokami
But does trusting people encourage them to be more trustworthy? And does implicitly not trusting them encourage them to cheat, as a result of feeling like they are being accused of being cheaters anyway?
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Not exactly... showing them an amount of
respect tends to make them more trustworthy, and disrespect encourages cheating. Respect usually includes trust, though trust doesn't have to include respect.
In offering products for a low price, for instance, you are indicating you have respect for a customers' desire to buy reasonably-priced items, and you are willing to earn their respect by giving them what they want. That mutual respect is hoped to lead to trust, which results in good products, and honest customers.
High-priced or shoddy items suggest a lack of respect for customers' needs, and they respond accordingly by seeking ways to cheat the seller.