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You may have a valid point! However thinking again about what I actually meant (vs how I expressed it) it’s probably clearer if I edit to “the institutions of
by saaaaaam 3y ago
You may have a valid point!
However thinking again about what I actually meant (vs how I expressed it) it’s probably clearer if I edit to “the institutions of science are generally fairly good (with some notable outlier exceptions) at self regulating - and almost certainly better at this than (probably) non-expert opinion.”
- salawat 3y agoThe myth of the expert is the lie that makes the world go round, and is largely responsible for people cutting a lot of terrible things a blank check. Before you relinquish your claim of significance in a context on the pretext of not being an expert, keep in mind that the people who bill themselves as such have a vested interest in maintaining your distanced deference, and when really pushed, will usually be coaxable into running into some aspect of the problem space where they are decidedly not an expert. Be an expert at living your life, and deciding what you want to see, don't, and doing everything possible to be informed, but never let anyone convince you that your input doesn't count. In point of fact, your willingness to let that be the case is just what the "experts" are counting on. Nothing incites more fear into those that think they know, and others just can't understand, than steadied, pressured, insistence to share it, and make it understandable.