<story><title>Trust Models</title><url>https://vitalik.ca/general/2020/08/20/trust.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>cosmojg</author><text>Whenever I read Vitalik&amp;#x27;s work, I find myself convinced that all of society and its various problems can be boiled down to incentives and their alignment or misalignment.</text></comment>
<story><title>Trust Models</title><url>https://vitalik.ca/general/2020/08/20/trust.html</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>statquontrarian</author><text>It seems odd to not discuss the more fundamental issues of trusting the infrastructure. All this virtual reality is on top of a physical reality controlled by governments and powerful interests. What happens when said powers declare cryptocurrencies illegal (app store removals, RST packets, etc.), or try to take them over with brute force?</text></comment>