In a sad way, this is perfectly emblematic of systemic failure we’re seeing in a lot of arenas: expertise means nothing, marketing is what’s valued and sought after by those in charge
The death of expertise at the hand of branding. Galloway, like Rogan and Maher, parlayed a modicum of notoriety for a thin slice of subject matter expertise/fame into a perceived notion of omniscience in every subject matter by the media - despite volumes of data to state otherwise.
If nothing else, the past decade has been proof that some people will believe any pile of nonsense if spoken loudly and with absolute and completely unearned confidence.
