> I don't think the "WoT" is conceptually flawed, and frankly, the argument that "people of average intelligence" can't grasp the concept comes from a very high horse and is also untrue.

The average person already struggles to even use a computer and to accomplish tasks which seem very basic to us. [0]

I can't imagine them figuring out how to use PGP. The WoT is a complicated system to understand for even technically proficient users, let alone average ones.

[0] https://www.nngroup.com/articles/computer-skill-levels/