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hlthe2b

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27. No one said education automatically equates to expertise, but lack of education sans equivalent experience

Reply to only a paper sun (Reply #26)

Mon Mar 31, 2025, 12:51 PM

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almost assuredly DOES.

And the trend of following some stranger with no evidence of the prior based solely on the number of views already achieved (popularity) is the most absurd (and deleterious) trend I've ever seen emerge in a segment of our society. Your contempt for education is noted, however. That is a real "tell." Not subtle.

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