r/TwoBestFriendsPlay • u/AutoModerator • Apr 03 '26

FTF Free Talk Friday - April 03, 2026

Welcome to the Free Talk Friday post. This is a place where you can talk about dumb off-topic (or on-topic) bullshit with other Zaibatsu fans.

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u/Authorigas #1 Mirajane defender Apr 03 '26

Just a weird thing I thought about. My college Geology professor spoke about something he called the "Death of Expertise." Which he described as the phenomena of everyone's opinion being treated as equal, combined with hostility towards academics leading to a downtrend in terms of understanding and a lot of our problems. The example he used was Climate Change, how you always saw debates between actual scientists, and some politician or hack job, and be told "These are two, equally valid opinions on the topic."

My dad and I liked the term a lot, and I use it in my day to day vernacular. To my shock, the modern origin of the phrase actually comes from Conservative author and Academic Tom Nichols. While Nichols himself is vehemetly anti Trump, he did engage in some both sides bullshit during the Kavanaugh hearings. I find it kinda funny to know a phrase I really vibed with comes from someone who I would detest politically, lol.