// Hacker Noon · 12 May 2026

Why Status, Money, and Trust All Run on the Same Code

Trust isn't about being "nice"—it's a game-theoretic mechanism driven by Sunk Cost. We trust people (and systems) when the cost of them betraying us exceeds the gain they’d get from cheating. To become successful and "legible" to the world, you must move away from "Dead Capital" by building a public...

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