“ If a qualified mechanic tells you your aircraft is unserviceable, and you’re not a mechanic yourself, since when do you go against the mechanic’s advice and fly your aircraft anyway?”
That’s one example. If a mechanic tells you your car needs an expensive part replaced do you ever suspect greed or incompetence? You might ought to. Part swapping in engines is a great way to make money with little hard work while the customer pays extra for all your guesses.
There’s a reason we have become skeptical of experts in this country, and the experts on experts are confirming our suspicions. Too much faith in experts has cost us too much. I know the government types are not conspiring to keep ruining my life, but the result of their incompetence and exuberance seems to often have a similar effect. They certainly have ruined our universities which we have too many of and which have poisoned the culture with too much nonsense.