Defend Non‑Experts' Platform Right

Elevating non‑experts on mass platforms is not simply 'anti‑expertise' — it can surface different reasoning modes, lived perspectives, and political critiques that institutional experts miss. The article argues the decision to amplify non‑experts is complex and deserves a nuanced standard rather than an automatic veto. — This reframes moderation and gatekeeping debates: rules that reflexively exclude non‑experts risk narrowing public argument and delegitimizing alternative but potentially valuable viewpoints.