Trust and distrust are not two ends of the same spectrum. They are different but related things, and together they form a 2D space in which all your relationships can be characterized. I take this idea from "Trust and Distrust: New Relationships and Realities" (Lewicki et. al.) but it applies to all the relationships in your life.

Let's go over some examples. A typical high trust, high distrust relationship is your "trust, but verify". Many business relationships are like this, especially where one party relies on another. The dependent party must trust the other (willingly or not) to maintain the relationship, but constantly checks if they are being taken advantage of.

Does this sound familiar? Yes, this is how your typical shit-testing girlfriend sees you. She's happy to put her life in your hands, but Odin forbid you have a moment of weakness. So let this be Lesson 1: Shit tests are a sign of high distrust, not low trust. Distrust naturally builds over time and you just have to defuse it.

Imagine you're a beta bitch. Full on clinging dingleberry. You should know that causes a girl to lose all respect for you. That's it, you are not worth her time. She might be alright with you doing things for her, but definitely not doing things to her. So this is lesson 2: Beta traits are treated with low trust, not necessarily (but commonly and inevitably) high distrust.

What about being seen with high trust and low distrust? This is the Holy Grail of relationships, what people call "trusting completely". No surprise that it's fucking rare, and that you rarely see it outside teams that have a blood bond, such as the military, fire services, sports teams, &c. All these teams look up to their leader, no exceptions. Lesson 3: Being alpha means that people have high trust in you, the opposite of being beta. This ties in with the perception of your capability and your value.

And what about low trust, low distrust relationships? These are new acquaintances and casual friends. They have not much interest in you, but have nothing against you either. Let this be Lesson 4: Approach quickly and decisively to build trust immediately, since we already know that distrust naturally builds up over time. This is also why being the most reliable of Betas, with low trust and low distrust, still puts you squarely in the FRIEND ZONE.

Can you be Alpha and be seen with high trust and high distrust? Of fucking course, that's why many women are still attracted to "bad boys" and abusive partners. This is where you get "he really loves me" and "I deserved it" from. Lesson 5, corollary to 3: Being Alpha is all about the trust. You can be as reliable as fuck by being a low distrust Beta, but if she doesn't instinctively trust you to be Alpha, you're still shit.

And we might as well go into Lesson 6: Trust is instinctive, distrust is rational. You can be the best at whatever you do, but if you avoid eye contact and mumble when people ask you if you can finish the job, you'll never be trusted to do it. On the other hand distrust comes from people rationally thinking about their position and how much they have to lose by being with you.

So let this be Lesson 7: in business and platonic relationships, strive to establish trust first, not to eliminate distrust. You can control the first through your actions, but not the second.

How should you view others? If you ever decide to trust someone, you will instantly get the reply AWALT. On the other hand, if you spend your life distrusting everyone, you are wasting quality time and peace of mind purely worrying about other people- something entirely opposite to the RP mentality of focusing on yourself and on self-improvement.

This makes the answer obvious: low trust, low distrust. Don't give a fuck. Amused mastery. Let this be Lesson 8: listen to the words long written down.