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I said exactly what I meant: It is a valid criticism.
Why would being an expert in the field disqualify you from becoming an expert in the theory?
Because being a heroin addict only makes you an expert to some degree in heroin not the job of a cabinet secretary
Being or having been an addict does NOT make anybody an expert. It makes you an (ex-)addict. That’s all. I am by no means an expert on tobacco use or cessation, nor am I an expert on binge eating.
Cabinet secretaries shouldn’t be experts in their department’s business anyway. They should be advised by experts, but not come into the job with preconceptions or biases from their own experience.