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Originally Posted by filtherton
If being an expert were a prerequisite to express one's opinion then the tfp wouldn't exist. Casual conversation would cease altogether. You couldn't even talk about the weather unless you happened to be a meteorologist.
The problem isn't that celebrities aren't experts. The problem is that people are sheep. Anyone who works in advertising could tell you that.
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They're more than free to express their opinions, it's just when they're calling press conferences and even worse, testifying in front of congress or something along those lines. It is a problem since there are people who are actually qualified to talk about these issues being passed up so that this week's current favorite celeb can get more face time.
Does it work? Sometimes. Other times it ends up just becoming a showcase for how much of a dumbass the celebrity is. If I was in congress and had to listen to some of the crap that is spewed by them without any real knowledge on the subject, it'd kill any chance of my supporting their cause. Which is reason 154,658 that I should never hold a public office.
