Okay I was writing a comment to simon (and I have elaborated some there but I wanted this to be something catchy to show how I feel and something people might discuss with too)

Both Code and talk are cheap. Show me the trust. Show me how I can trust you. Show me your authenticity. Show me your passion.

Code used to be the sign of authenticity. This is whats changing. You can no longer guarantee that large amounts of code let's say are now authentic, something which previously used to be the case (for the most part)

I have been shouting into the void many times about it but Trust seems to be the most important factor.

Essentially, I am speaking it from a consumer perspective but suppose that you write AI generated code and deploy it. Suppose you talked to AI or around it. Now I can do the same too and create a project sometimes (mostly?) more customizable to my needs for free/very-cheap.

So you have to justify why you are charging me. I do feel like that's only possible if there is something additional added to value. Trust, I trust the decision that you make and personally I trust people/decisions who feel like they take me or my ideas into account. So, essentially not ripping me off while actively helping. I don't know how to explain this but the most thing which I hate is the feeling of getting ripped off. So justifiable sustainable business who is open/transparent about the whole deal and what he gets and I get just gets my respect and my trust and quite frankly, I am not seeing many people do that but hopefully this changes.

I am curious now what you guys of HN think about this & what trust means to you in this (new?) ever-changing world.

Like y'know I feel like everything changes all the time but at the same time nothing changes at the same time too. We are still humans & we will always be humans & we are driven by our human instincts. Perhaps the community I envision is a more tight knit community online not complete mega-sellers.

Thoughts?