[Ouderkirk]

I like your idea but will play devil’s advocate for a minute

The experts are experts because they have claimed that ground for themselves. It was a gift tot them they seized it of their own accord to benefit themselves.

Think of it like the education mafia. If one goes to a school board meeting to question the efficacy of some hair brained scheme
, you are immediately dismissed as unenlightened and if you don’t have education credentials you are the enemy.

I have a Ph.D in applied physics from an Ivy...yet I am just a quack in their minds because I do not have an Education background and am therefore unqualified (in their minds) to render an opinion or question their assertions.

I believe that this same “think tank” idea is fraught with some peril for those who write these white papers and don’t have the credentials to back it up. That you were a successful business owner is too easily dismissed as anecdotal and not representative of the macro.

I am not trying to poo-poo your idea and it does have significant merit. Better to be prepared for the inevitable criticism that will come from those who do not share the opinion presented.

[PieterCasparzen]

Thanks for posting - this is the type of thinking that is needed.

That certainly is one of the basic challenges that I grappled with at the beginning.

I’ll add you to the list so you can be in on discussions.