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This is also true for your computer hardware, the software you run, the medicines you take, the food you eat, the water you drink...

I guess my point is that that human trust is so pervasive and fundamental that there are diminishing returns to eliminating it.

What will always remain in style I think is accountability. So trust, but have supply chain integrity such that you know who it is that you're trusting and who is responsible when things go wrong.