Social media and the “instant expert”
Social media and the instant expert
Social media makes it possible for anyone to have a platform, and that’s given rise to the phenomenon known as the instant expert. These self-appointed authorities on everything from federal policy to last night’s episode of This Is Us can hop on Twitter and share their hot takes in a multi-Tweet thread in the time it takes most people to make a sandwich.
Source: Has The Word “Expert” Lost Its Meaning In 2019? – Everything After Z by Dictionary.com