All professions are conspiracies against the laity.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Professionals often protect their interests by excluding outsiders.
- In plain terms
- Experts work together to keep outsiders out.
- What can you take from it?
- Be wary of insider groups controlling access.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do professions protect themselves?
- Is gatekeeping always malicious?
Another view
Not all professional standards are conspiratorial.
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