# Holden Karnofsky - Minimal-Trust Investigations (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/62072088) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Holden Karnofsky]] **Full Title**:: Minimal-Trust Investigations **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [www.cold-takes.com](https://www.cold-takes.com/minimal-trust-investigations/) **Host**:: [[www.cold-takes.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2026-07-16]] **Created**:: [[2026-07-18]] ## Highlights - But I also think it's a good idea to occasionally do a **minimal-trust investigation:** to suspend my trust in others and dig as deeply into a question as I can. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxmsprm02mhj2v5q81yzzw46)) ^1034627621 - The basic idea of a minimal-trust investigation is **suspending one's trust in others' judgments and trying to understand the case for and against some claim oneself,** ideally to the point where one can (within the narrow slice one has investigated) keep up with experts. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kxmsrat717qpzswm4agwqnbk)) ^1034627697