It's a very delicate balance. And I think part of what this post was trying to get at was that I increasingly feel I can't just trust folks. Of course it's a vicious cycle (and a perfect illustration of the dreaded security dilemma) - I perceive that folks don't trust me, so I don't trust them - the difference is numbers and how institutionalized/powerful the distrust is. Which sucks, and that sort of mentality is bad for humanity as a whole.