Your Brain on Money

Your Brain on Money

Nobody trusts anybody anymore

Late-stage capitalism built a low-trust society, and it's an economic disaster

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Hanna Horvath
Feb 25, 2026
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Every woman I know Googles a man before a first date. Not a quick Instagram lookup. A minor background investigation. Full name into Google. LinkedIn. Instagram. Screenshot his profile and send it to a group chat. (This is how we got the “Are we dating the same guy?” groups.)

It’s a sort of reflexive action, the way you check the weather before leaving t…

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