Hi, I'm the author of the article mentioned. It's a reasonable assumption to make that I'm just a shell with no knowledge that relies solely on my peers to pr

Hi, I'm the author of the article mentioned. It's a reasonable assumption to make that I'm just a shell with no knowledge that relies solely on my peers to prop me up and get the job done - however I think the level of network utilisation required if that were the case would be categorised as "abuse" and I would fairly quickly lose all my friends and colleagues. The other thing to consider is that the network of peers I have available to me has been built up through sometimes years of social activity and sharing - do you really think my network would support me if we didn't have that mutual trust? I respect their knowledge and skills and they respect mine. That's why we're colleagues. My peer network includes some of the smartest minds in my professional globally - you don't build up a network like that without having some skills and knowledge of your own to contribute back into the network. What you describe is NOT a network but a ball-and-chain arrangement. Finally - and I don't mean to boast but it needs to be said so we're clear - I'm well respected on my own merits as an experienced and knowledgeable professional independent of the wealth of external knowledge I have access to. Obviously I'm just talking for myself here so I can't substantiate any counter-claim that people who regularly access their peer networks probably ARE good at their job but I would like you to consider a more optimistic stance.