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There's a populist war on expertise. Arguably justified when fake expertise is available for hire. Think big tobacco paying for studies (expertise) to say smoki
by rapind 7y ago
There's a populist war on expertise. Arguably justified when fake expertise is available for hire. Think big tobacco paying for studies (expertise) to say smoking doesn't cause lung cancer. When this becomes rampant, eventually there's a public trust issue.
- pm90 7y agoExperts should not be expected to side either way on morality. Much like technology, expertise is neither good nor bad, it’s just what it is. Furthermore, I seriously doubt that there is anything close to a “populist” war on expertise. The US public has had a somewhat adversarial relationship with Science throughout its history (possibly because College is not considered mandatory, but that’s me speculating). The lack of education and the unrelenting advertisement infrastructure around climate denial is probably what has painted scientists especially in a bad light.
- CydeWeys 7y ago> Furthermore, I seriously doubt that there is anything close to a “populist” war on expertise. Um, what? Look no further than the manufactured controversy over climate science, or evolution.