Is it possible you’re actually trusting a bit more than you think? Do you run a node? Do you know where the logic is that ensures the transactions your node verifies are in accordance with your desires and not someone else’s? Have you personally checked it? Is there any code on your computer than might cause it to be lying to you about what you see when you read that vs what it actually executes when validating blocks?

If you haven’t, checked these, then why?

I’m all for avoiding blind trust, I think that’s part of understanding the world. I also think it’s impossible. Devastatingly.

So we end up with some version of a trust oneself/masses/experts heuristic for a given situation.

If you haven’t read it, The Case Against Reality: Why Evolution Hid the Truth from Our Eyes is excellent on this topic. #bookstr