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Glob posted...

Im in education. Ive consulted for schools, multi-academy trusts and governments. Yes, you need the right qualifications and experience to do that.

But even in the examples that you list, bullshit merchants still need to be good at what they do, which is peddling bullshit.

You do not need the right qualifications & experiences, your anecdote doesn't disprove the three I know of that don't have your degree or experience. If you want to say "you should" I'd agree. The only thing for certain is death & taxes & blah blah blah.

When you talk about governments, local state district or whatever, generally they look into backgrounds better because they have bureaucracy that needs to go through the proper channels to verify the background & abilities of their consultants. This isn't always a given because the government does still get scammed sometimes by smooth talking bullshitters as you say, but I'd lead towards them vetting better.

As for corpos or businesses, I don't need to explain it again as I already have. Rainbow capitalism means they want to appeal to as many as possible for , even if the people have no experience or education in the specific economic sector. But Bernie Madoff & Theranos/Elizabeth Holmes are proof you can talk your way into anything if you're clever enough. Trump as well.

Snake oil salesman are as old as humanity itself. So to anyone reading this, practice your social skills & conversational ability, it can really carry you in life, but use it responsibly.