Unfortunately, the problem described here is all too common. Many ‘experts’ give advice as if their lack of knowledge is proof. That’s just not the way the world works, but we have many examples of it that are probably salient to most people, though I don’t wish to get into them.
Where this post is lacking is that it won’t convince anyone who doesn’t already agree with it, and doesn’t have any real way to deal with it (not that it should, solving that would be quite an accomplishment).
Thus, this is simply another thing to keep in mind, where experts use terms in ways that are literally meaningless to the rest of the populace, because the expert usage is actually wrong. If you are in these fields, push back on it.
Unfortunately, the problem described here is all too common. Many ‘experts’ give advice as if their lack of knowledge is proof. That’s just not the way the world works, but we have many examples of it that are probably salient to most people, though I don’t wish to get into them.
Where this post is lacking is that it won’t convince anyone who doesn’t already agree with it, and doesn’t have any real way to deal with it (not that it should, solving that would be quite an accomplishment).
Thus, this is simply another thing to keep in mind, where experts use terms in ways that are literally meaningless to the rest of the populace, because the expert usage is actually wrong. If you are in these fields, push back on it.