This comment perfectly explains why Brexit has left the UK's young feeling so devastated

[davidthegnome]

34. Well...

There are experts and there are experts. A lot of those you might see appear on CNN, Fox, or even MSNBC, are referred to as "experts", because someone (or some group/corporation) is willing to pay for their opinion. We've got so called experts who constantly rant about issues in which they have received little to no education, in which they have little to no experience or knowledge of. Consider, for instance... "educational administrators" who have no actual teaching experience experience and very limited administration experience... who tell us they know exactly what is right for American education. It's possible I'm referring to someone in particular there...

So when someone tells me someone is an expert, I wonder what makes them so. That is a word that is often misused. A skilled tradesperson who is a master of their craft - that's an expert. A scientist who has spent their life studying the effects of climate change, plant and animal life, or what have you... that's an expert. A teacher who has served their community for decades and has a deep wealth of knowledge - that's an expert.

Political commentators in general? Not so much. Various wealthy elites? Not so much. People who have spent the time, effort and money to earn an education in economics or what have you... may also be experts. The problem is that the word is so frequently misused to refer to people who really... haven't got a damned clue.