Someone who takes an unusually long time to grasp the obvious; or someone available for hire to interests who benefit in the short term from keeping an issue stuck in the discussion phase, and avoiding meaningful exploration of solutions.
Experts say climate change is real; experts say US American democracy is eroding; experts say the two party system doesn’t effectively represent the interests of all people
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"More government funding is needed, according to experts.", "To prevent the world ending in twelve years, more research funding is needed.", "Our experts are highly successful at securing government grant funding."
by Expert42 August 29, 2023
Get the experts mug.An exaggerated trust in "experts" to the detriment of one's own critical thinking; a neediness for "experts" to validate a course of action, else that action should be suspect; a dependence on "experts" that suggests a lack of confidence in oneself; a worldview that is over-reliant on "experts." "Expertists" affirm expertism and will likely ridicule those who reasonably question "experts."
Expertism characterized the Covid era, as gullible people unquestioningly followed ever-changing guidance from "experts."
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Get the Potato Expert mug.When someone talks about a topic/claims they are knowledgable in- but their only knowledge of the topic is all the information on the 1st page of Google. This can also be used to describe someone with a shallow understanding of a topic.
Person 1: Look at Fred talk about finances to the rest of the party, he doesn't even know what he is talking about.
Person 2: Yeah, he doesn't even care about finances. He is such a 1st Page Expert.
Person 2: Yeah, he doesn't even care about finances. He is such a 1st Page Expert.
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