Fifth, I wholeheartedly disagree with your estimation of the crowd's comprehension of the things they support. Maybe I'm just jaded, but that's what I observe. This crowd exhibits swarm behavior, is anti-intellectual, and hostile toward any disruption on sight.
Thanks for pointing out. That's probably why I perceived your argument as a straw man, but you may indeed be right.
Sixth, your response to me wondering why people aren't working on a decentralized WoT is system amounts to, "because they don't know how". Well, that's my point too, no? Of course, we're both being a little silly by assigning a "they" and then assuming it does what we "think" is "best".
Well, my now bitrotten WoT design has become a victim of too ambitious goals. Obviously it's time to go back to the drawing board and work on something realistic, instead of whining.