> Another imperfect analogy would be your local weatherman. Having
> struggled through a meteorology course in college, I can tell you that
> I'd rather get my weather from an actual meteorologist than some guy
> pointing at a map while reading from a teleprompter. There is no law
> that prevents any idiot from predicting the weather, nor is there a
> law preventing me from asking any idiot to predict the weather, but I
> take comfort in getting my weather report from an expert in the field
> -- a genuine expert, not just someone named Aloha who received her
> certification in the mail.

Yeah, but there's no government certification of meteorologists. A
meteorology degree may or may not mean something; the same holds true
for journalism degrees.

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