// Hacker Noon · 25 January 2026

Does Trust Require Legitimacy?

Digital systems have become remarkably good at generating trust without legitimacy. Legitimacy is not a prerequisite for trust or governance, rather the condition that decides their limits. Digital platforms no longer merely mediate interaction. They allocate visibility, enforce rules, resolve dispu...

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