and as I just PMed back. People are willing to kill you over a chicken in the game if it feels there need. But trading like how we view the game is based on what we have seen. Not much = people that do not trust anyone or get flustered over being the food source.
But a half year real time of playing is not the same for everyone. Life is not fair and neither is this game. Start with 20+ people you can trust with your life have a fully powered village by the end of the first week That is how it feels from what I have read and felt. Trading becomes less worth it as time goes on.