Everythingists

A very important question, one I fret about often.

Isaac de Tormes asked:

Question for British followers. Are there people in British media that are invited on shows to give an opinion on everything under the sun without having any particular background or experience in the topic? In Spanish, we call them “todólogos” or “everythingists”.

Here in the US we have just one for that job: David Brooks. I’ve been trying to figure out how he got the job for years, but I still have no clue.

It’s not that there’s anything in particular wrong with him, that I know of, it’s just that it’s so random. Why have random people pronouncing on everything? Why not find people who know something about the topic at hand instead?

Of course, he’s not entirely random. One aspect is not random at all. He’s not a woman.

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