It seems to be a common social phenomenon, something about how our human brains are wired. People have expert knowledge - burn the witches! Chinaâs Great Leap Forward, the Cambodian genocide under Khmer Rouge, and on and on. I hate that we as a society havenât figured out how to avoid this yet.
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then_three_more@lemmy.world âš15â© âšhoursâ© 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 âš10â© âšhoursâ© ago
DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world âš9â© âšhoursâ© ago
Wasnât 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 âexpertsâ were saying wouldnât work so he tried to spin the narrative by saying politicians shouldnât listen to experts and people should do what theyâre told.