[tehjoker]

I find it interesting that everyone responding to this finds it unthinkable that democracy and critical thinking are possible without the need for monarchs nor experts who function as technocrats rather than peers.

It's like pining for the Philosopher Kings of the Platonic tradition. Plato hated democracy fyi.

[Nasrudith]

It is more a rejection of the "my ignorance is equal to your knowledge" anti-intellectualism as a foregone tragedy not only waiting to happen but also still ongoing.