Blue‑Collar Experts Retain Public Trust

The piece claims authority has drained from credentialed elites, while practical trades (plumbers, mechanics, hair stylists) remain trusted. This suggests public credibility now anchors in visible performance more than in credentials or institutional prestige. — If trust migrates to practitioners with tangible outcomes, policy, media, and science communication may need performance‑verified validators rather than credentialed spokespeople to regain legitimacy.