In any fast-growing field, the distribution of expertise is pyramid shaped, with a broad base of inexperienced folks, and comparably fewer senior people. Outsi

In any fast-growing field, the distribution of expertise is pyramid shaped, with a broad base of inexperienced folks, and comparably fewer senior people. Outsiders calling on the expertise of relatively junior people is a seems to be a pretty natural consequence of this distribution, though maybe not to the extent described in this blog post.