I imagine that the general public sovereignty of scientists don't believe in, although what a kind of higher power means or a greater force is a little bit ambiguous. It does not mean that every expert is partisan, but it's much more pronounced than it was even like 20 years ago or something, right? And I think the institutions have not adjusted yet. Is it just that it creates more distrust in institutions and like a general greater fragmentation?
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