The supposed experts can start by being truthful to their specialty knowledge, their sole claim to authoritative status. At the same time, they can imitate the postwar nuclear scientists and not presume that their superior intelligence and knowledge puts them outside normal politics. They acted like citizens, not technocrats. Their goal was to inform the public and elected officials, not engage in power grabs or lie publicly to cover up their mistakes.
All the same, many who were willy-nilly pushed into pseudo-authoritative positions, like "fact checkers" at the social media companies and "truth squads" during the pandemic, were elevated by the media into "experts" ruling on this opinion or that, with no reason to trust their judgment.
Much of the problem is that the last 35 years has seen the full consequences of the spread of academic credentials to those educated beyond their intelligence or limited common sense.
The supposed experts can start by being truthful to their specialty knowledge, their sole claim to authoritative status. At the same time, they can imitate the postwar nuclear scientists and not presume that their superior intelligence and knowledge puts them outside normal politics. They acted like citizens, not technocrats. Their goal was to inform the public and elected officials, not engage in power grabs or lie publicly to cover up their mistakes.
All the same, many who were willy-nilly pushed into pseudo-authoritative positions, like "fact checkers" at the social media companies and "truth squads" during the pandemic, were elevated by the media into "experts" ruling on this opinion or that, with no reason to trust their judgment.
Much of the problem is that the last 35 years has seen the full consequences of the spread of academic credentials to those educated beyond their intelligence or limited common sense.
“I tents and purses “. Wonder where she got those degrees?
Your column is very accurate.
One concern that I have.
So many of our hopes are embodied in Musk - many of us think that he speaks for us.
But in these days of lefty rage, will Musk be killed?
If Trump, a former president and presidential candidate was able to be shot, what chance does Musk have?
If Musk is killed, we will face a different world.
Sic semper tyrranis.