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if the problem is our culture trusting experts, perhaps we need some sort of revolution to get rid of those experts and elite, and turn to populism mass movemen
by mint2 5y ago
if the problem is our culture trusting experts, perhaps we need some sort of revolution to get rid of those experts and elite, and turn to populism mass movements. Hold that thought, I seem to remember some historical trials of that path. How did they go? Strange how they ended up with even more censorship.
- dukeofdoom 5y agoyeah, well, I would argue it was a populist movement that brought France, and the US the bill or Rights and the constitution. So it worked at least sometimes. Not that I disagree that sometimes it did not work out for the better. Pol Pot being an example.
- mint2 5y agoI’m less familiar with the french rev, but the American revolution isn’t exactly known for an antipathy to experts. That’s more pol pot as you say but I was specifically thinking of the maoist cultural revolution. As you can see there are many example of populist rejection of experts leading to truly great things. It should give pause to people.
- mns 5y agoToo bad that most of these experts you're talking about are sociopathic and egotistical growth hackers and nutritionists who overnight ended up being epidemiologists just because it helped them grow their brand.
- mint2 5y agoSo you’re saying we need people specialized in telling which experts are legit? Experts on experts, like yourself. Isn’t that relying on experts too? I’m confused are experts good or bad or are we just supposed to castigate all of them since random people on the internet know better. I’d rather an internet mob doesn’t decide the legitimacy of respecting experts especially when showing such an ignorance of other instances in the past when society at large turned on experts.