We could probably achieve something with more up-front education on the concept of trust in the context of Discourse. The original blog post does a pretty good job of positioning it, maybe something similar needs to appear during on-boarding?
It’s unfortunate that user(s) decided their interpretation of the term was so inflexible that they wouldn’t engage on the topic, but that doesn’t automatically mean that the implementation is incorrect. The concept of software trusting users isn’t a new one, and can be seen in all kinds of places including spell checkers and CAPTCHA.
There’s a good opportunity for education here on both sides, if people are willing to engage.