I do not understand what makes Tim O' Rilly think that he has any authority to express an opinion on such an issue. I belive this is endemic to the internet as

I do not understand what makes Tim O' Rilly think that he has any authority to express an opinion on such an issue. I belive this is endemic to the internet as a whole. I say why does he not stick to technology an let scholars who have actually studied the issues he speak of enlighten us on them.