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When your research is dismissed because you're not an expert

I tested our water myself and found problems the city missed, but when I brought the results to the next meeting they said citizen testing is not reliable and basically dismissed me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Taking initiative to protect yourself and others can be met with institutional dismissal that invalidates both your competence and your concerns.

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