“EXPERTS” ARE MOSTLY FULL OF SH!T
Eugyppius
Forget, then, about expert opinion. There is no substitute for doing your own research. In everything that matters to you, you must consider the actual theories that are presented to you for yourself
Most of the theories that are put about, are not really theories at all. They are, instead, arguments, designed to justify or advocate for specific policies. Arguments are not genuine attempts to understand anything; they are attempts to convince other people to think in a certain way.
So true Fully, this is the bread and butter of NPR mind-fckery – convincing people that their guests/panelists/staff are smarter than the listener.