Credential Theater and the Collapse of Expertise
By Dr. Kione Teta, ND, LAc · February 4, 2026 · The Dangers of Science Denialism - Part 2: 6(10)
One of the most damaging shifts in public discourse over the past decade is not the rejection of expertise, but its simulation. We have not entered a post-expert era so much as a period of credential theater—where the appearance of authority replaces the substance of it.
This is the opening of the article. The full piece is on Kione's Substack for paid subscribers.