This video isn’t about attacking Rory Stewart, or about bad faith, stupidity, or intent.It’s about something more uncomfortable... and much more common.Some of the biggest mistakes in modern politics and economics aren’t made by extremists or idiots.They’re made by intelligent, well-meaning people who all make the same mistake at the same time, and don’t notice it.Decision science has a word for this: homophily.When people with similar backgrounds, training, and assumptions cluster together, their errors stop cancelling out. They line up.That’s when consensus starts to feel like evidence.Using Rory Stewart and The Rest Is Politics as a case study, this video looks at:1 - Why expert agreement can become unreliable in complex systems2 - How dismissal replaces critique3 - And why voices from outside elite circles often sound “dangerous” rather than informativeThis isn’t a call to shout louder.And it isn’t a rejection of expertise.It’s a reminder that when everyone around you agrees, that’s often the moment you should check what you might be missing.I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.This channel digs into how systems of power shape our identity, behaviour, and beliefs, and how we can shift the stories we tell ourselves and each other about poverty, inequality, and who’s to blame.How to Support Barry’s EconomicsHelp us stay independent and keep making videos like this.- https://www.buymeacoffee.com/barryseconomics- https://ko-fi.com/barryseconomics- https://www.patreon.com/barryseconomics

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