Another article making the rounds complaining about pandemic "epistemic trespassing", unironically quoting a medical expert who has adamantly & baselessly claimed masks would induce false sense of security—to great harm. For "trust the experts" to work, experts need to deliver.
— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) October 31, 2020
Why trust the experts if they have proven to be unreliable? No reason to. I have always been very wary of experts which is more than justified considering how many of them are attempting to rob you.
The pandemic has only cemented my distrust. Don’t even do the old trust, but verify. Instead, don’t trust and verify lots. And keep a firm hand on your wallet at all times an expert is near.