I have never seen a "just trust the experts/institutions" type respond when I point all this out to them, but you've worded it better than I ever have. What I

I have never seen a "just trust the experts/institutions" type respond when I point all this out to them, but you've worded it better than I ever have. What I find especially funny is the political class's persecution complex on this point. For all intents and purposes, the "experts" and their enablers in media and government are still calling a good 98% of the shots, but just losing that last 2% has sent them into fits of finger-pointing rage.