We're all in peril of falling prey to con artists, thanks to multiple data breaches and an uptick in identity theft. For the rare few who somehow haven’t been subjected to some level of compromise, the simple act of picking up the phone for a number you don’t recognize could change that.
This distrust affects physical interactions too. Few of us accept a stranger’s outstretched hand without questioning if there’s a shock buzzer hidden in their palm. Assuming everybody has an angle is safer than trusting in the rube’s axiom that people are fundamentally good.
