Author of machiavelli.net, proud father of three, interested in shaping network society. Welcome to my blog.On Expertise – authority, legitimacy, and CTS
As a European family we are trying to meet all our transportation needs with public transportation, bicycles, and roller blades. Therefore, on Saturday we were in the market for a Child Transportation System (CTS) – a bicycle trailer that can transform into a “jogger,” a “stroller,” or a “xc-skiing-system.” [check out http://www.chariotcarriers.com]. We went to the specialized store, got advice from one of their specialists, who with authority selected two potential matches for our needs (the cougar for 780 Euros or the more comfortable but less sporty Corsaire for the same price). A bit shocked, we went for a walk over the Theresienwiese, where workers were putting up the skeletons of the beer tents for the Oktoberfest, hoping for a beer in one of the worker’s cafeterias. At home we surfed the CTS-websites, consulted ebay, craigslist, discussed suspension systems, and became comfortable with the vocabulary. We even started to like a new brand: http://www.croozerdesigns.com/croozer_baby.html. All the signs of the emancipatory power of the web. However, in the end, most probably we will go to just one more store and succumb to the power of expertise. The punch line… not sure.
philipp, please don’t subscribe to the european cult of the infant. just think of how many hours of babysitting you would get for 780 euros!
-b
philipp, please don’t subscribe to the european cult of the infant. just think of how many hours of babysitting you would get for 780 euros!-b