I don't think the article makes a good case. The argument seems to be that we shouldn't trust experts and should do our own independent decision-making and rese

I don't think the article makes a good case. The argument seems to be that we shouldn't trust experts and should do our own independent decision-making and research. I guess it's hard to say that this is wrong, but experts are experts for a reason: It requires a lot of time and knowledge. So on average you should not expect to make a better decision than an expert in the field. Of course, when it comes to your health it may still be worth it to invest the time to understand as best you can and check the experts as much as possible. But anyway, it makes perfect sense and is (I think) a good thing that people's brains offload thinking when consulting an expert. This does make you more likely to be fooled by someone who isn't really an expert (which is why we rely on reputation mechanisms and other signals to identify experts), but it means you can save your brain cycles for the things that you are an expert in. Comparative advantage.