“Love makes the world go ’round,” according to the famous saying. But, in reality, it’s trust that makes the world go round, trust that is at the center of so many points of human interaction. Currency. We use the dollar because we trust the US government stands behind it. Without that trust, we’d be stuck in a barter system with a much lower standard of living. Our currency used to be backed by gold. We trusted our government enough that it removed the gold standard, opening opportunities for even more commerce. The dollar is the world’s trade currency because there is more trust in the US central banks than others. Business partnerships. Sure, contracts, long and short, codify the agreement. But ultimately, contracts are built on trust. Each party trusts that the other will try to fulfill its commitments or, there would be…