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iateanapple
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> What is relevant is the opinion of actual experts on the topic of autocracy.
What happens to the “experts” when they are wrong?
caseysoftware
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They become pundits making mid 6-figures on TV and go on the lecture circuit making 5-figures per speech. Not a bad life for someone who doesn't need to be right.. ever.
zapita
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In this case, I think they would all love to be wrong. If they are right, many of them will end up in jail, or dead.
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What happens to the “experts” when they are wrong?