Some more reading on cognitive errors and expertise for you https://www.amazon.com/Blind-Spot-Solution-Right-Front/dp/00...

>Depressingly, this means that we consistently put public policy in the hands of people who are demonstrably incompetent.

You could depress yourself further by thinking that we get the government we deserve or you could re-assess your role in making good progress.

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