Submitted by anon (not verified) on Tue, 04/28/2020 - 06:09
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.
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.