An expert is one who uses words and phrases that lend credibility by creating the illusion of competence. Experts’ language sets them apart from the great unwashed from whom they derive their incomes. Do they know more than you? Sure.

However, they are better off if you are convinced that you know nothing at all. Using fancy words and phrases turns out to be an ideal way to make themselves appear necessary.

The dumber you feel, the more they can charge. Visit a primary care physician and what do you hear? “Have you had your flu shot?”  Does he know anything about the vaccine? He may know the name of it. Does he know anything else about it? Certainly he adopts the conventional wisdom which is:

“For the 2026 flu season, medical experts and major health organizations maintain that nearly everyone needs a flu shot to prevent serious illness, though specific groups are at higher risk of complications and some individuals should avoid it for medical reasons” Google Mode AI

I am not suggesting that no one should take a flu shot. Do your own thinking. I am suggesting that with this and anything else, you gain some information pro and con. Don’t let a medical expert think for you. The death rate is skyrocketing in the USA. Your doctor is acting on directives from above. This is groupthink medicine. You are not the only resource in the exam room. Your doctor is a resource to the top echelons of the healthcare industry. He is instrumental in the process of funneling money to the top of the healthcare industry.

In modern times, it pays to know something about your issue. It is folly to believe you are being dealt with honestly,

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