Your Dad's words are still fresh nearly twenty years later.
As a aged curmudgeon, I've long seen red whenever the word "expert" is aired. At least they used to tend to have some sort of academic qualifications (no guarantee of correctness or even honesty, to be sure), but nowadays, we have a bulging proliferation, including "misinformation experts", whose only qualification seems to be self-appointment and a near-certain dedication to whatever pabulum the government is pushing.
Your Dad's words are still fresh nearly twenty years later.
As a aged curmudgeon, I've long seen red whenever the word "expert" is aired. At least they used to tend to have some sort of academic qualifications (no guarantee of correctness or even honesty, to be sure), but nowadays, we have a bulging proliferation, including "misinformation experts", whose only qualification seems to be self-appointment and a near-certain dedication to whatever pabulum the government is pushing.