Our society is full of conversations that are intended to not ripple the waters. Our society has began an era where topics that can cause trouble are told not to be talked about. The problem is that our media outlets begin to output news that does the same thing. Our news then becomes everything that we want to hear versus events in this world we need to hear. In daily conversation we are told not to talk about religion, politics, and family because these topics tend to provoke arguments. Our society begins to change to conversation that is superficial that has no depth.
What is an expert?
I love that Bourdieu attacks the creditability of some of these "experts." Our culture is obsessed titling people as experts. What makes a person an expert? Does having a doctorate in psychology make that person an expert in psychology? Probably so. The problem is that people shown on our media like journalists or news anchors are viewed as experts because they are the ones talking about the issues. If we title people as experts and then let them say what they think to our public it can cause major problems for our future. I would be like someone who was talking about major league baseball and how tiring the season can be but if you are not a person who has experienced this then how can you be an expert on the issue?? Well this is me unless I get the opportunity to play major league baseball. So hopefully when I get the chance to go into the field of being a news anchor I will be labeled an expert even if I don't get to experience baseball at the highest level. The biggest problem with calling people on our television experts is the fact that most people do not question whether someone is an expert or not. Even if you don't have a doctorate in psychology, you can still be classified as an expert. Not good.
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