In his last book, Eyal takes a step back from these debates and addresses the very topical question of whether expertise is experiencing a crisis, why this is so, and what can be done about it. Eyal, Gil The Crisis of Expertise. Eyal argues that reacting to the crisis of expertise by denouncing the deliberate illiteracy of the general public and blaming the Internet and social media will backfire by widening the gap between experts and laypeople, reinforcing mutual distrust and deepening the legitimacy crisis. [Extracted from the article]
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