Trust isn't a gift, it's a ladder. Everyone starts at zero and climbs — receipts only, vibes don't count.
Everyone starts at zero with you. Not negative — you're not paranoid — but zero, and they climb from there. You don't trust the smile, you trust the track record. Three kept promises, one hard moment handled right, one secret that stayed a secret: that's how access gets unlocked, tier by tier. It's a fair system and it almost never fails you. The catch is the climb can feel like an audition no one knew they were in, and some genuinely good people give up halfway up the ladder because they couldn't tell they were being graded.
Get your read — free on iPhoneeveryone starts at zero with you and climbs. it's a fair system that almost never fails — except the good people who quit the ladder, never knowing they were on it.