Good article. Many interesting points made. Ironic that Bitcoin and other crypto currencies are built on the premise of "trustless" blockchain ledgers. Is the real answer "trust no one"? One has to wonder. The only thing that seems predictable in life is that every entity (person or corporation) will act in it's own perceived "best interest". Those "best interestes" aren't always financially based and many "human factors" -ie friendship, love and lust - are involved in the equation.
RE: Trust = Consistency/Time