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[โ€“] DJKJuicy@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (2 children)

Every single person now thinks they're smarter than everyone else. No matter what their political leanings are, they're all smarter than everyone else. Smarter than:

  • Doctors
  • Scientists
  • Engineers
  • Economists

It's absolutely ridiculous and it started sometime around the 90s around when Ross Perot first ran for president and it just got worse with social media.

That's the real problem right now. Everyone thinks they know more than people who spent decades studying and becoming experts in their field.

[โ€“] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 hours ago

To be fair, there are a lot of bullshit economists and Doctors.

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[โ€“] orioler25@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago

"Now." Ironic.