You know how when you watch the news and they talk about something that you have first-hand experience of? You instantly realise that they have no clue what they're talking about! Half the article is gibberish, the other is a willful misunderstanding.

Then the next article goes on about some topic you don't know, and suddenly you have this nagging suspicion that... hey... maybe they're bullshitting about this too!

That observation doesn't just apply to news media.

In my own industry, I'm constantly up against peers and colleagues who are highly paid, highly educated consultants. Customers turn to these people for "expert" advice. Most of it is something they picked up in the 1990s that is now thoroughly outdated. The other half is them jumping on board with the latest fad, typically badly.

But I have this perspective because I can recognise the bullshit and errors in my own industry.

Just like the way I now watch the news much more critically, I am now similarly critical of other professionals such as doctors or lawyers.

That said: Go get vaccinated! I'm getting my shot next week, which is the earliest I could possibly get it.