It seems to be a common social phenomenon, something about how our human brains are wired. People have expert knowledge - burn the witches! China’s Great Leap Forward, the Cambodian genocide under Khmer Rouge, and on and on. I hate that we as a society haven’t figured out how to avoid this yet.
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then_three_more@lemmy.world 1 month agoThis was said by a British politician about the UK, but it feels a lot like it applies to the US too:
I think the people of this country have had enough of experts
Lyrl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wasn’t that said to minimise the authority of experts rather than as a statement on the public? Specifically, Gove was trying to pass policies that the so called ‘experts’ were saying wouldn’t work so he tried to spin the narrative by saying politicians shouldn’t listen to experts and people should do what they’re told.