Not that erosion of trust, an erosion of trust. Big difference.
But yes, an erosion of trust was already there, just like there was never perfect trust, and like even in the worst hellscape humans can physically maintain "there will always be some trust left, somewhere". All that is true, but also doesn't say much.
Erosion of trust is also not something that just happens or "is here now", it's a description of a living process after all, between humans and groups of them, and you can reverse it with honesty. Erosion and regrowing of trust happens all the time, you might say. It takes time, kinda like reversing erosion and planting things takes longer than erosion and cutting them down, but so what.
But yes, an erosion of trust was already there, just like there was never perfect trust, and like even in the worst hellscape humans can physically maintain "there will always be some trust left, somewhere". All that is true, but also doesn't say much.
Erosion of trust is also not something that just happens or "is here now", it's a description of a living process after all, between humans and groups of them, and you can reverse it with honesty. Erosion and regrowing of trust happens all the time, you might say. It takes time, kinda like reversing erosion and planting things takes longer than erosion and cutting them down, but so what.