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It is not the case that Scaling mechanical objectivity therefore scales the social infrastructure of trust rather than replacing it.
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Scaling mechanical systems can reduce reliance on personal trust by replacing human judgment with standardized, reproducible processes.
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Once automated systems achieve sufficient reliability, users trust the mechanism itself rather than the social infrastructure behind it.
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Large-scale mechanical objectivity (GPS, automated trading) functions because infrastructure becomes invisible—trust in system replaces trust in people.
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Mechanical systems require institutional frameworks (calibration, maintenance, auditing) that depend on human trust networks.
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As measurement scales up, more people must trust the system's design, implementation, and governance—expanding rather than eliminating trust.
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Objectivity claims gain credibility through documented procedures and peer verification, which are social trust mechanisms.
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