On 17/01/07, Delirium <delirium(a)hackish.org>
wrote:
Indeed I think this is a general feature. I was
a lot more deferent
towards experts before I went into academia---once you find out how the
sausage is made, and even occasionally get deferred to yourself in an
area where you know your word has no business being accepted
unquestioningly, it's hard to view it in as idealized a fashion.
"I am what passes for an expert in field x. This is a frightening concept."
In your case, it's true in TWO fields. Be afraid, be very afraid...
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