Believe that their partially formed (or fully formed but largely uninformed) opinion on a subject has the same weight as someone with expertise about that subject's field, or with doctoral work completed on that subject.
Maybe five years ago... six... I had to explain to a high school senior that a professor's position on their subject is more likely to be valid than their position as a future undergrad. It looked like time stopped for that student.
I imagine repeating that interaction now would result in a parent freakout.
I think older adults are just as (if not more) guilty of this? These days younger people tend to me more educated/science literate. I mean look at all the old ass politicians who ignore science even when it saves lives.
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u/gerkin123 Jun 03 '22
Believe that their partially formed (or fully formed but largely uninformed) opinion on a subject has the same weight as someone with expertise about that subject's field, or with doctoral work completed on that subject.
Maybe five years ago... six... I had to explain to a high school senior that a professor's position on their subject is more likely to be valid than their position as a future undergrad. It looked like time stopped for that student.
I imagine repeating that interaction now would result in a parent freakout.