I think the point is more about putting "authority" into perspective.
Re:FDA Approves First Covid-19 Vaccine
by jsrjenkins on Monday August 23, 2021 @12:06PM
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It is also lazy thinking to say that since it is approved by an institution it must be good.
This should be posted to the front page of the site. I get so tired of seeing comments pointing out some flaw in an institution and concluding that the institution is therefore useless. It really is lazy thinking.