2026-01-14 13:33:05

Trust has gone through several rounds of evolution.

Initially, we trusted artisans—individual craftsmen who made a living with their skills and relied on reputation. Later, institutions emerged—banks and platforms—people entrusted their trust to these intermediaries. Then came the rise of code, where smart contracts turned trust into executable logic, eliminating the need for personal relationships.

Now? A new wave of transformation is brewing. Some teams are building perception networks co-created by machines, with the entire process open and auditable. This is not just a simple technological upgrade but a redefinition of trust itself—from reliance on institutions, to reliance on code, and now to reliance on transparent distributed systems.

This trend is quite worth observing.

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just_another_wallet

· 4h ago

The truth on the blockchain is much more reliable than human words, I believe that. --- Code doesn't lie, but what about the people writing the code? Haha. --- It's both distributed and transparent, but in the end, it's all about who has more computing power. --- From artisans to smart contracts, it's a continuous cycle of redefining the rules of trust. Quite interesting. --- Perception networks? Sounds good, but I wonder if they'll just become new intermediaries. --- I like this logical chain, but practical implementation probably still needs to wait. --- Transparency ≠ Security, don't confuse the two. --- Finally, someone has explained this clearly; before, it was all just nonsense. --- Isn't relying on code appealing? Why bother with distributed systems? It's unnecessary. --- So in the end, it's just trusting different people, same old story.

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NeverPresent

· 4h ago

Code>Human relationships, I agree with this idea. But the perception network still depends on the actual implementation results. It looks transparent on paper, but only when it’s actually on the chain will we know if it works.

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FudVaccinator

· 4h ago

Code can be backed by reputation, and machines won't run away, but the question is, who will audit these auditors?

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liquidation_watcher

· 4h ago

Can code eat? It still depends on people to maintain it; sooner or later, it will return to the cycle of trusting individuals.

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LiquidatedNotStirred

· 4h ago

It sounds a bit idealistic, but I like this idea. From artisans to intermediaries to code, it feels like each step is trying to eliminate information asymmetry. The question is, can machines and distributed systems truly eliminate the human element entirely?

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