The ones who constantly question what the CMO and CSO say
without having any domain-specific knowledge or qualification to do so.
For example the 200 signatories to the open letter in the Financial Times. Not one had a relevant qualification.
Plus all idiots on Twitter, like Piers Morgan etc. The number of times you see "it's just common sense" to describe some knee jerk reaction without thinking about unforeseen repercussions is magnitudes higher than a reasoned analysis.
(Gove was actually talking about economists at the time, who do seem to always get it wrong yet remain respected by the media, usually when what they say reinforces their own political prejudices)
( , Mon 30 Mar 2020, 16:29, Reply)
without having any domain-specific knowledge or qualification to do so.
For example the 200 signatories to the open letter in the Financial Times. Not one had a relevant qualification.
Plus all idiots on Twitter, like Piers Morgan etc. The number of times you see "it's just common sense" to describe some knee jerk reaction without thinking about unforeseen repercussions is magnitudes higher than a reasoned analysis.
(Gove was actually talking about economists at the time, who do seem to always get it wrong yet remain respected by the media, usually when what they say reinforces their own political prejudices)
( , Mon 30 Mar 2020, 16:29, Reply)