RE: Why Do We so Often Ignore Expert Advice?
Why Do We so Often Ignore Expert Advice?
I've been growing increasing skeptical of "experts."
In my experience many self described experts are simply trying to sell people on a product, an ideology or other such nonsense.
Many experts and advisors and counselors fail to build any sort of connection or rapport with their clients,
Most professional experts are far more interested what's going on in their expert community than they are about their clients.
I listened to a disgruntled divorce attorney. He noted that most clients hire such attorneys only once in their life for a single case. Because each case is just one off, divorce attorneys care more about their relation to judges and other attorneys than for the client. The result is that they will mislead clients to stay in good with the legal system.
So, you hire an attorney. The attorney is more interested in his relation to the system than in you. This attorney then gives advice that is harmful to the client but is beneficial to the system.
I've noticed "experts" in other fields doing the same thing.
There are certain aspects to any helping profession that can be tricky to navigate. Which starts with anyone who's reached the point of seeking expert help is already angry and suffering in some way, most likely.
Then, as you point out, the service provider is somehow beholden to the system. Although I have the credentials, one of the reasons I practice therapy mostly as a minister and spiritual life coach is that as a psychologist I am typically restricted from genuinely helping people.
Of course, areas like legal and medical also has many who are in their field for purely financial reasons, rather than altruistic ones. My job is to help people have better lives, but it saddens me that makes me the exception rather than the norm.
Bright Blessings!