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clearly you define "expert" differently than i do. i have a friend that i know has great expertise in plant identification. when i am dealing with plants i do not know, i see that friend as an "expert". there is not some shift in our relationship for those moments when i share in that expertise. i can and do relate to an individual - who happens to have expertise in an area of my interest - as a person. their expertise is nothing more than an attribute of theirs in which i have an interest in a given situation; it is not some badge of authority. no need for social roles. it is unfortunate for you that you are not capable of envisioning such dynamic and autonomous relations.