Trustos Diaries

April 2020

Something unexpected had happened .... all the world events as discussed so far were suddenly overshadowed by a Pandemic Viral Infection. It had started slowly in China and went underneath the radar for quite some time.

But suddenly it spread due to some international conferences to Italy End of February. It was gaining traction slowly but in early March it became obvious that it was more severe than the usual flu after the mortality rate increased to levels that the health care system was threatened to be overwhelmed.

The USA ignored the situation for a long period of time. But in mid March the numbers started to go up exponentially also in the US - mostly in NYC.

Another tragic situation started in Iran which was hit by the Pandemic viral disease big time very early. Medication imports had fallen in 2019 due to the embargo imposed by the US more than 60%.

However, due to the new initiatives centered around TRUST building measurements... Iranian people had engaged with US citizens in a broad dialogue. This had been initiated after the meeting in Rome and endorsed by Facebook but also later on by the United Nations.....

This resulted in common ground building humanitarian initiatives which paved the ground and the opposition to the US imposed embargo which finally reversed course, at least for humanitarian help, including exception for all medication and medical supplies....

Trustos.org had become due to the isolation between humans and countries a very popular social activity between all sort of citizens. People would join online for singing together and giving each other Trustos.

Thus, in a strange way the virus had been a catalyst to build TRUST and bring out the best in all - unlike in some more totalitarian countries - where digital means were used to restrict and enforce pressure upon its citizens - the ides of TRUST as a currency emerged as an alternative to use digital means to strengthen communities being under siege.