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The Trust Architecture · Slow extension, evidence requiredThe Verifier
Trust comes from accumulated proof. You watch how someone behaves over time before you commit.
The dimensional signature
Extension
25
Verification
90
Recovery
50
Default
25
Calibration
70
What this type means
The Verifier pattern combines low default trust with high evidence requirement. Often rooted in either a single significant betrayal or a long childhood of unreliable adults. Overrepresented in finance, audit, security, and any profession that rewards skepticism. Roughly 15–20% of the population.
In relationships
You're reliable once you're in. The cost: people sometimes give up trying to earn it. Slow-trust types can be lonely without realizing why.
Watch for
Evidence accumulates slowly; you may be passing on people who would have been excellent at year three. Calibrate which categories of trust need that much runway.
The growth edge
Identify low-stakes trust where you can extend more freely. Save high-verification for actual high-stakes domains. Otherwise your whole life runs at "audit" pace.
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