while I agree with you on some of your points, I really have issue with what you said about trust.
without trust, astronauts couldn't reach the moon, air travel would never be possible, no one would drive on the highway, I'll not eat food bought from grocery stores -- the whole modern society is based on trust.
Let's face it, humans are social animals, social animals, be it a troop of monkeys or a pack of wolves, they rely on trust to survive.
Trust didn't take astronauts to the moon, it was nazi scientists and scientific skepticism. Air travel, highways, and food, are more safe when you double check.
I agree that humans are social animals, but I wouldn't want us to behave like chimps/wolves (chimps have gangs that kill, wolves only the alpha male/female can reproduce, and are generally fascistic). Usually trust in leaders brings on atrocities. Humans can be social without trust and leaders.
Except for BDSM (which I'm not into), I don't see where else trust would be required.
Trust is also what made people loose money with pirateat40, GLBSE, and with many other scammers or well intended people. If people would have demanded more transparency, they wouldn't have been victims.