cult of experts

• The Cult of Experts. “The people more competent than we are in innumerable fields of endeavor,” (Girard), with their “Follow These Five Steps” approach to happiness and lacks of respect for human complexity. Today the value is largely mimetically driven rather than attached to fixed, stable points (like a college degree). This has created opportunities for anyone who can stand out from the crowd.
• space between stories
• experts of fear and confusion

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1. experts of fear and confusion
   The world is full of people who will tell you who you are, what you are, and what you are to do and not to do, they wander amid their unaddressed