Analysis Of Tom Nichols Ten Ways To Tell If Your Mole

Experts Are Not a Thing of the Past

There is a dominant assumption that the Internet has changed humanity for the better by allowing people to search for a wide array of information in the matter of seconds. However, Tom Nichols, the author of Death of Expertise, which “Let Me Google that for You” is a chapter, believes because people are exposed to so much information on the internet, they think they are on the same level as an expert, therefore eliminating the need and respect for experts in contemporary society. Even though critics like Nichols assume that the internet is ruining expertise culture, experts, such as Scott Galloway, are able to use digital platforms to convey their expertise and accreditation in a way that maintains and spreads

After it is eliminated the mole is not cancerous from the blog post, it leaves the reader feeling happy because they did not have to schedule an appointment with their doctor. People are more likely to read a blog post over a credible source like the American Cancer Society because blog posts are easier to consume than articles that are written by experts. For example, blog posts are formatted in a way for a lay person to understand, usually consisting of pictures, examples, and in this case a series of steps to determine if a mole is cancerous. The internet is easy to use because it is very accessible and it saves people a lot of time. However, the blog post the reader saw about how to tell if their mole is cancerous had little to no accreditation to it. It could have been written by a celebrity who has no experience in these matters. Nichols believes, the Internet has caused people to eliminate expert’s opinion, the doctor in this case, and trust the information that is on your screen and accessible to people in the matter of seconds. “There is no way to enlighten people who believe they’ve gained a decades’ worth of knowledge because they’ve spent a morning with a search engine,” (Nichols, 120). With this, Nichols is attempting to disregard internet users as not having a depth of knowledge about a field, simply because they’ve researched it online. While Nichols claim is grounded in reality in that someone cannot become an expert in a field by simple online research, the average person can gain actionable knowledge through online research. For example, watching an episode of Scott Galloway’s Winners and Losers, a video web series, could give someone insight into digital economy, which could influence their future decisions in a