>In how many other fields of work are people considered to
>have a credible level of expertise with zero actual experience
>in the field?
>
>You could have a show panel with a hall of fame player, a hall
>of fame coach, a reporter, and a podcast host...and the
>reporter and podcast host are treated as equal voices in the
>debate whenever they dispute whatever the true professionals
>are saying.


Quite a few actually.

If you convened a panel on great films and you chose a prestigious film critic and a director and an actor, I wouldn't necessarily value one's input over the other.

Same thing with books and a famous writer and a famous literary critic

Or if a politician and a political theorist were both discussing good governance

Etc


I guess one area that wouldn't apply to is the nuts and bolts of the job. Like, I trust that a career politician knows more than a political theorist about how you pass a bill in Congress.

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