What are the chances that 12 randomly selected members of the public are better at understanding biological mechanisms, judging statistical models and weighing evidence than people who have been studying these things for decades?
The other group is just the general public, who won't make a single penny from dedicating their lives to understanding the facts as they are presented.
This “all experts are in the pockets of big X corporation” is inaccurate and insulting. It’s just getting really tiring.