Nibsy quoted The Death of Expertise by Thomas M. Nichols
The relationship between experts and citizens, like almost all relationships in a democracy, is built on trust. When that trust collapses, experts and laypeople become warring factions. And when that happens, democracy itself can enter a death spiral that presents an immediate danger of decay either into rule by the mob or toward elitist technocracy.
— The Death of Expertise by Thomas M. Nichols (85%)