# kaal:claim:3808867-009

**Claim.** Decentralism holds that trust in a system should not be controlled by corruptible human constructs and institutions run by a limited number of fallible humans; instead trust rests on technology enhanced individualism and technology facilitated collective human action.

**Type.** definitional  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- contrast with capitalist trusted intermediaries and socialist belief in government infallibility

**Source quote.**

> decentralism posits that trust in the system should not be controlled by corruptible human constructs and institutions that are controlled by a limited number of fallible and corruptible humans. Rather, trust in decentralism is based on technology-enhanced individualism.

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *How Decentralized Systems Can Upgrade AI* (2021), II. Decentralism Transcends Capitalism and Socialism, page 7

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, How Decentralized Systems Can Upgrade AI (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808867

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**Topics.** reputation, institutional-design

**Keywords.** trust, decentralism, intermediaries, institutions

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