Embracing Trust: The Wikipedia Story
Wikipedia's founder, Jimmy Wales, notes that the platform's success showcases the positive outcomes of trust between strangers.
I assumed we were going to have to lock things down or something like that. But actually, we found out trusting people does work… Trusting in human decency and the willingness of people to volunteer to do something that's useful really did pay off.
Wales discusses this and more in his new book, The Seven Rules of Trust, emphasizing authenticity, empathy, and logic.
He also highlights the importance of taking care of others in building resilience, contrasting it with solo downtime as a temporary stress reliever.
Another notable figure, Col Needham, founder of the Internet Movie Database, credits 1980s video technology for enabling the creation of his database.
Author's summary: Wikipedia's success demonstrates the power of trust.