I think there's another defense, besides "trust no one". Two facets: 1) A lack of complete or blind trust in "authority" figures 2) An ability to gradually de

I think there's another defense, besides "trust no one". Two facets: 1) A lack of complete or blind trust in "authority" figures 2) An ability to gradually decrease trust/accommodation, and increase a tone that society would consider "impolite". I've spoken several times at various things like school board meetings. Each time I've come with fire to spit, but when I approach the podium it dies down. What I say doesn't change, but my tone does. It's difficult to be impolite to people, but it's sometimes necessary. I think this is a skill we've let atrophy in the era of "be really nice to everyone". If I were being told, "no this did happen, your parents said it did, keep trying to remember", when I was sure it didn't, my distrust and tone would gradually change. My parents aren't here. Objecting to what is being said demonstrates a lack of trust in the researcher being truthful, not my parents. (This would be significantly more difficult if my parents were present and acting though.) It helps that I've read about the abuses of psychology -- with things like lie detector tests, and in the Soviet Union. My mistrust of "experts" is already quite low.