many of the institutions have definitely let us down. corrupted by greed and short-term 'thinking'. the replacement platforms aren't any different, in that many/most are prioritizing attention and profit over public service. scott galloway has a good line about this: The net-net of a jump to lightspeed in innovation is a mix of unprecedented prosperity and danger, as godlike technology will collide with paleolithic instincts and medieval institutions.
Much of this can be traced to the “this is my truth” movement. It automatically gave value to every idea, no matter how idiotic. And no one is allowed to question. Is it any surprise it’s been exploited?
Just as with any other aspect of this information age, we have to develop new, decentralized epistemic standards to replace the old system of gatekeepers. Oops I meant experts. I regret I won't live long enough to see the other side of this revolution in human development. Change is ugly and messy and hard.
Let's look at the flip side of this - here's a few things to consider: How often, throughout history, have the experts served as a barrier to new scientific paradigms? Our institutions, by and large, have let us down. Public health why are cancer rates skyrocketing among young people? "Food" isn't even food anymore. Drug safety? How about fentanyl and gosh have you heard about Spravato? Higher education is more about padding degree requirements to rake in ever more student loan money, chaining students to massive debts they won't ever pay off with a useless degree. And yet there are self taught people out there right now doing advanced work without a degree. And how did Tom Nichols become an expert on expertise anyway? Information is changing. Learning is changing. And there's going to be some rough times while the human race grapples with that. I for one welcome change.
i don't disagree with you. In fact, i agree about the importance of elf-taught people disrupting the system. That is a critical part of moving things forward in a healthy way. However, i'm not talking about the person that puts in the work to develop expertise through self teaching, exploration, experimentation, etc. i'm talking about the person who spend 20 minutes reading posts on an online forum now given the same platform, same level of respect for their "expertise", as someone who has put in the work for decades.
many of the institutions have definitely let us down. corrupted by greed and short-term 'thinking'. the replacement platforms aren't any different, in that many/most are prioritizing attention and profit over public service. scott galloway has a good line about this: The net-net of a jump to lightspeed in innovation is a mix of unprecedented prosperity and danger, as godlike technology will collide with paleolithic instincts and medieval institutions.
Much of this can be traced to the “this is my truth” movement. It automatically gave value to every idea, no matter how idiotic. And no one is allowed to question. Is it any surprise it’s been exploited?
Just as with any other aspect of this information age, we have to develop new, decentralized epistemic standards to replace the old system of gatekeepers. Oops I meant experts. I regret I won't live long enough to see the other side of this revolution in human development. Change is ugly and messy and hard.
Let's look at the flip side of this - here's a few things to consider: How often, throughout history, have the experts served as a barrier to new scientific paradigms? Our institutions, by and large, have let us down. Public health why are cancer rates skyrocketing among young people? "Food" isn't even food anymore. Drug safety? How about fentanyl and gosh have you heard about Spravato? Higher education is more about padding degree requirements to rake in ever more student loan money, chaining students to massive debts they won't ever pay off with a useless degree. And yet there are self taught people out there right now doing advanced work without a degree. And how did Tom Nichols become an expert on expertise anyway? Information is changing. Learning is changing. And there's going to be some rough times while the human race grapples with that. I for one welcome change.
i don't disagree with you. In fact, i agree about the importance of elf-taught people disrupting the system. That is a critical part of moving things forward in a healthy way. However, i'm not talking about the person that puts in the work to develop expertise through self teaching, exploration, experimentation, etc. i'm talking about the person who spend 20 minutes reading posts on an online forum now given the same platform, same level of respect for their "expertise", as someone who has put in the work for decades.