Remember the days when we did not need saviors to tell us how to do things? Remember the good old times when we did not need to search online for an answer, go to some professional who has a certificate to tell you he or she is worthy to give you advice, or go to our nearest influencer?
Nowadays, we are trained at a young age that we cannot even think or learn, unless it is being taught to us by an “authority.” Often, it seems like we cannot even be healthy unless an expert tells us to be healthy. Our educational system has successfully trained several generations to be completely reliant on others for information and unable to make their own decisions. Our health “authorities” have told us insane and conflicting nutritional recommendations over the past century.
The cat is out of the bag. As many of us in academia have seen first-hand, the experts are often insecure and egotistical (a dangerous combination) that haven’t spent a day living, but instead from their pseudo-reality ivory towers spew theoretical mumbo-jumbo as though it was reality. They are pencil pushers telling Michael Jordan how to play basketball.
Remember when we trusted ourselves, our gut feelings, and made our own decisions? Perhaps it is time to return to those days. Our health just might thank us.
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