It&#x27;s not necessary to have &quot;thought leaders&quot; to agree. What matters is how influential the person is among certain groups. This fact has been long used in getting &quot;celebrities&quot; endorse stuff to gain more publicity and momentum in several areas - be they product marketing or social causes - while the facts may be that these celebrities have absolutely no qualification or expertise whatsoever about the product or cause, and thus could not really be called &quot;thought leaders&quot;.<p>P.S.: Downvoted.