In this period of rapid social transformation in Taiwan, particularly in the 80's, social change has occurred at a faster pace than cultural change. Lacking credibility, the media has sought the word of professionals to serve as "word from on high." This is a major reason scholars have been so popular.
這是台灣社會在轉換的狀況下，特別在一九八○年代中，社會的變化超過文化的變化所致，媒體沒有 Credibility（可信的立場），只好去尋找 Professional（專家）當做明牌，這是學者受歡迎的主因。