“Just because someone makes a living with a microphone and or a camera in front of their face, it’s assumed by some that they have something intelligent to say.”
Decades ago Heinlein noted that “The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance.”
Considering that most of them lack both education and intelligence, this is particularly harmful.
It’s my favorite quote. I use it often in reply whenever someone quotes some celebrity or athlete.