Here’s what I see going on: Sort of an educational drift. There’s been a lot for stress, particularly for medical professionals over the past 3-7 years. Humans have this need to be ‘in the know’, not just to know things, but to know them before, or more thoroughly than our peer group, or community. Especially smart people, which leads us to a host of logical flaws (which one should study and seek to eradicate) because if they are not guarded against, they can be used for the purpose of manipulation. Unless one has been completely disconnected from the internet, and news media, one has been subjected to a huge application of all sorts of disruptive propaganda over this time. Sherri Tenpenny succumbed to this propaganda, perhaps making a bunch of money in the process, and she didn’t want to give that status up, so she resisted her state medical board. But you can’t practice without a license, they will literally bring you to court, and possibly even lock you up in jail, fine you, etc. We’re all subject to these same flaws in our thinking, as they are an epiphenomenon of our very nervous systems.
This “educational drift” you describe is why I technically have to get recertified by CompTIA at regular intervals. Technology changes, and so their exam objectives adapt to said changes, and so I am supposed to take the test every few years to remain “certified”. But I don’t, because a lot of this stuff can just be googled and the risk is low, assuming you don’t fall into any of the really deep but obvious pitfalls.
This, however, is dangerous misinformation. How on earth there isn’t some regular testing to retain licensing is beyond me. Or am I misunderstanding, and there actually is?
Here’s what I see going on: Sort of an educational drift. There’s been a lot for stress, particularly for medical professionals over the past 3-7 years. Humans have this need to be ‘in the know’, not just to know things, but to know them before, or more thoroughly than our peer group, or community. Especially smart people, which leads us to a host of logical flaws (which one should study and seek to eradicate) because if they are not guarded against, they can be used for the purpose of manipulation. Unless one has been completely disconnected from the internet, and news media, one has been subjected to a huge application of all sorts of disruptive propaganda over this time. Sherri Tenpenny succumbed to this propaganda, perhaps making a bunch of money in the process, and she didn’t want to give that status up, so she resisted her state medical board. But you can’t practice without a license, they will literally bring you to court, and possibly even lock you up in jail, fine you, etc. We’re all subject to these same flaws in our thinking, as they are an epiphenomenon of our very nervous systems.
This “educational drift” you describe is why I technically have to get recertified by CompTIA at regular intervals. Technology changes, and so their exam objectives adapt to said changes, and so I am supposed to take the test every few years to remain “certified”. But I don’t, because a lot of this stuff can just be googled and the risk is low, assuming you don’t fall into any of the really deep but obvious pitfalls.
This, however, is dangerous misinformation. How on earth there isn’t some regular testing to retain licensing is beyond me. Or am I misunderstanding, and there actually is?