Loss of positional power can void the sanction backing a trust relationship

Evidence

In these conflicts, between the jester Rigoletto and the Duke of Mantua and between Iago and his general, Othello, the weaker men turn on the more powerful. That we might not trust those who have power over us, especially when they have little reason to care for us individually, is no surprise. I depend heavily on your favor, while you depend not at all on mine. You can therefore do me substantial harm, while I can do you little or none. The mutual trust that depends on reciprocal relations cannot easily develop in such unequal, nonreciprocal contexts. — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 477 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Trust is sustained by sanctions of relational withdrawal or community shunning; Power inequalities block trust because the strong lack encapsulated interest; Mutual trust cannot develop in unequal, nonreciprocal power relations — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 477 (+6 more)

Related

• Power inequalities block trust because the strong lack encapsulated interest (similarity 0.91)
• Mutual trust cannot develop in unequal, nonreciprocal power relations (similarity 0.87)
• No consistent analytical case exists for trust beyond encapsulated interest (similarity 0.83)
• Cooperation fails if no one can knowingly occupy a dependent party (similarity 0.82)
• Voluntary agreement is impossible between parties of unequal power (similarity 0.80)
• Trust only arises where opportunistic behavior is genuinely possible (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Power inequalities block trust because the strong lack encapsulated interest #corroborates (0.75)
• Mutual trust cannot develop in unequal, nonreciprocal power relations #corroborates (0.72) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 477
• Kinship-based trust fails when its sanctioning institutions do not migrate #expands (0.72)