The Winter | Of Quacks Discontent __hot__

The primary struggle for ducks and geese during a harsh winter is accessibility. Most dabbling ducks—like the ubiquitous Mallard—rely on shallow water to reach aquatic plants, seeds, and insects. When the pond surface transforms into a sheet of impenetrable glass, their "grocery store" effectively closes.

The internet has eroded the hierarchy of expertise. In a chatroom or comment section, the opinion of a Nobel laureate virologist is often given equal weight to a blogger with no formal training. This "flat epistemology" allows the quack to present themselves as a marginalized truth-teller, a Galileo figure oppressed by the establishment. the winter of quacks discontent