“Why did “expert” turn into “fanboy”?

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The last edit to this post was made by Sales Customer Service on 2017-7-31 at 09:42. To be honest, the term \"expert\" used to carry respect; it was a genuine compliment and an honorific title； But what about now? There are many people who pose as experts and make outrageous, nonsensical statements online and in various media outlets; such as claims like “not buying a house means not being patriotic,” “the real reason why ordinary people can’t afford homes is that house prices are too low,” or “bicycles are the actual cause of air pollution, not cars.” Such absurd ideas have led to public disdain for these so-called “experts,” giving rise to the term “fake experts” to express the resistance and contempt felt toward them. What exactly turns an “expert” into a “know-it-all”? Is it a regression in knowledge levels or a decline in moral integrity? Or is it driven by underlying interests? It has turned batch after batch of people who should have been respected into something unrecognizable ； By allowing batch after batch of people who shouldn’t appear in the media to show up time and again, and then having them one by one exposed, and so on, perhaps such experts will continue to come to light before the public eye. Perhaps there are still genuine experts and scholars who insist on telling the truth, but sadly, by then we might no longer be able to tell the difference.