Why more people believe they are smarter and know more than experts
The information age has not ushered in an era of a more educated public, according to Tom Nichols. It has "created an army of ill-informed and angry citizens who denounce intellectual achievement and distrust experts." He joins The Agenda to discuss his book, "The Death of Expertise."
This interview does a great job of explaining why so many people think it’s acceptable to pick and choose what is true. Their king is Trump, and unfortunately this attitude is going to be responsible for a lot of deaths during the Coronavirus pandemic.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 30, 2020 5:42 PM
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[quote]The information age has not ushered in an era of a more educated public, according to Tom Nichols. It has "created an army of ill-informed and angry citizens who denounce intellectual achievement and distrust experts."
Haven't read his book or seen the interview, but that much at least could not be more true.
| by Anonymous | reply 1 | March 30, 2020 1:22 PM
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I remember back in the 1990s when conservatives claimed liberals were anti-intellectuals - an argument that culminated in the book The Closing of the American Mind. (Personally I found the book trite and unpersuasive, but that's another issue.)
Now they've become the very thing they claimed they abhorred - relying on empty, baseless instinct.
| by Anonymous | reply 2 | March 30, 2020 1:31 PM
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That’s because we’ve all seen “experts” who, if you pay them enough, will say exactly what you want to hear, along with the jury.
Dueling experts are common and it damages the credibility of other legitimate experts in their fields.
See: Simpson trial; Also: Baden, Michael, M.D.
| by Anonymous | reply 3 | March 30, 2020 1:38 PM
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Whenever I hear people refer to Googling as “doing research” I know what I’m in for 🐄 💩
| by Anonymous | reply 4 | March 30, 2020 4:15 PM
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r4, I'll take Google over Monsanto-funded "research" on food issues any old day.
| by Anonymous | reply 5 | March 30, 2020 5:35 PM
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[quote] I remember back in the 1990s when conservatives claimed liberals were anti-intellectuals - an argument that culminated in the book The Closing of the American Mind. (Personally I found the book trite and unpersuasive, but that's another issue.)
Actually that book came out in 1987.
| by Anonymous | reply 6 | March 30, 2020 5:42 PM
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