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  • unmagical@lemmy.ml
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    7 hours ago

    To be fair a lot of people with PHDs are dumb as shit. Maybe not in their field, but in every single other aspect of life. That’s part of why arguments from authority should be avoided–the authority may be expert of their field, but their area of focus is likely extremely narrow.

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      6 hours ago

      Absolutely. That’s still kinda the point.

      You 100% should not trust:

      • An epidemiologist’s opinion on inflation
      • A civil engineer’s opinion on viral spread
      • An economist’s opinion on traffic flow

      They’re just as guilty of this bullshit as everyone else.

      • bitjunkie@lemmy.world
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        4 hours ago

        An epidemiologist’s opinion on inflation

        I agree with your overall premise, but this is a bad example since capitalism is a disease