I strongly favor crushing dissent from non-experts on the topic

You and me both. I'm so tired of things like reality being put to a vote, especially when that voting system is tilted in favor of some of the stupidest people. This is how you get Bobby Brainwormz who has no qualifications and no sense firing all the experts and deciding on matters of health based on his vibes.

When it comes to things like running complex systems like food and health regulation, I don't want dumbasses who take The Dude approach of "that's like your opinion, maaaaaaan" anywhere near the levers and switches of power.

If the average idiot wants to "do their own research" by consulting their Facebook/IG/Tiktok/Youtube feed and their yoga instructor, as long as they don't involve children or others, that's on them. It becomes a problem when these types of idiots start thinking they get to make the call for all of society. I absolutely want their "dissent" to be totally crushed.