I don't think you have to look too far from hacker news, to find people happy to comment on any subject they've got only tangential expertise in. points to sel

I don't think you have to look too far from hacker news, to find people happy to comment on any subject they've got only tangential expertise in. points to self It's utterly lovely when people then agree with you, I must be important: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29330953 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29330953 Here's me getting 54 upvotes for some random thought I had around candid street photos being related to the idea that photographs stealing part of your soul. Back to your actual post though. I think you're conflating people "whose jobs depend on compliance" with "having a passing bit of expertise on the subject" If you happen to run a multi-billion dollar company that produces vaccines, then I would assume you both have expertise in vaccines and are pro-their use. In the same way the CEO of Ford would be a good person to ask about making cars (and I'll admit is unlikely to tell you to walk). I think Gates, Fauci and MDs are a little bit different from this group - as they're outsiders who have a remit and have decided vaccines deliver on it. I also think you're being a little disengenuous - but in the spirit of your post, I will respond in a similar fashion. I'm not an expert in most things, but I accept the life I have and desire is based upon my putting my faith in others with expertise, and this is how we've built societies for the last few millenia. I trust Ford to sell me a machine that will not kill me as I move about at my required 70 mph, in the same way I trust Pfizer to put a jab in my arm that'll lessen the chance of a virus killing me.