isnt distributed trust what the blockchain is all about?
No. The blockchain is a distributed timeserver and mechanism to arrive at consensus on timestamps without trust.
The idea behind Bitcoin is that there is no need to trust any entity or entities. Every full node verifies every transaction and every block for itself rather than trusting what anyone else has to say about it.
I dont see why you say 'no' , since its not at odds with what I said. You dont have to trust single entities, you trust the decentralized network (and the maths behind it). But maybe it was bad wording from my part?
And any thoughts on the topic?