I’m not arguing that the man on the street should be determining whether or not someone is an expert, but they are the only one who can decide whether they themselves trust that expert, or at least trust the meta-expert who certified them. I say legitimate because there have been actual large-scale breaches of trust by certified sources of “expert” information. I don’t doubt in the slightest the need for experts to handle specialized knowledge, but it is incumbent upon the experts themselves, or another accrediting body to continually build trust.
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