I’m not sure this has something to do with Imaginary expertise. If you ask a 10 year old kid what money happens to be, it probably gives you a straightforward answer.
On the other hand an expert might understand flaws of various different definitions of money and therefore won’t give you a straightforward answer.
This isn’t about whether or not one can provide a straightforward answer. It’s whether or not one is even aware that the question has a non-obvious answer. Saying “actually, that’s a complicated question” is a more virtuous answer than providing some unsubstantiated, ad-hoc response that falls apart under the slightest scrutiny.
It most poignantly ties in with imaginary expertise as both arise from the illusion of explanatory depth, (i.e. “I am familiar with this, therefore I understand it”)
I’m not sure this has something to do with Imaginary expertise. If you ask a 10 year old kid what money happens to be, it probably gives you a straightforward answer.
On the other hand an expert might understand flaws of various different definitions of money and therefore won’t give you a straightforward answer.
This isn’t about whether or not one can provide a straightforward answer. It’s whether or not one is even aware that the question has a non-obvious answer. Saying “actually, that’s a complicated question” is a more virtuous answer than providing some unsubstantiated, ad-hoc response that falls apart under the slightest scrutiny.
It most poignantly ties in with imaginary expertise as both arise from the illusion of explanatory depth, (i.e. “I am familiar with this, therefore I understand it”)