Social Media Culture Discredits Expertise

Attempts to reduce misinformation in public spaces, is often flatly rejected due to the environment those attempts are made in.

I received my formal appointment as an SME in the oil and gas industry a little over five years ago. After thirty years and many titles ranging from 'Worm' to 'CEO,'’ I wasn't sure what to do with this one. Throughout my career, anyone who was an expert was often perceived as someone who thought they knew it all. Experts in the oil and gas industry were…