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Populist rejection of expertise often reflects a response to perceived condescension rather than ignorance. People will forgo material benefits if accepting help feels like accepting humiliation, so elevating 'common sense' becomes a way to reclaim dignity from credentialed elites.
— This reframes the crisis of expertise as a status conflict, suggesting that restoring trust requires dignity‑preserving communication and institutions that don’t degrade lay publics.
Sources: Status, class, and the crisis of expertise, Why the Great Reset failed, Political Psychology Links, 12/02/2025 (+6 more)