Common sense is a rarity in people nowadays. This has created many problems, one of which is that people tend to listen to others’ opinions and accept them as their own thoughts, rather than trusting their own common sense and intuition. For example, they often rely on AI, doctors, celebrities, politicians, or other authority figures more than on themselves, who yes given plenty of incorrect information, allot of times intentionally. They might know something is a lie but ignore their skepticism because “Celebrity A” said it’s true. Sometimes, they even listen to their uninformed neighbors more than to themselves or to people on social media, who, ironically, also don’t listen to their own judgment. It’s a clown world.
This cracks me up. There is a difference between authority figures and experts. AI, celebrities, and politicians is far different than doctors but really they all can be used. AI for search (providing it gives references), celebrities for entertainment things, politicians for political things (believe it or not some of them know a lot about law and history), and doctors for medical things. In addition it totally makes sense to get advice for people you respect but you should know the things they are more knowledgable on and where you are. Also advice is not do my homework for me, its give me a perspective. I have a brother I ask about certain things and another about other things although for some things I will see how both of them feel about it. Ill ask the fediverse. Ill watch youtube videos. If I want advice about a sword I love those nerds from australia. If I lived close by I would totally hang with them if they would have me (likely not half the time as they would be making youtube videos but the inbetween discussion. Sure.)