One of the biggest mistake that common people make is that they assume that someone must be intelligent because they occupy a position of authority or because they are rich. Nothing can be further from the truth. Any half baked idiot can become a wealthy person or an authority. Stop making assumption that have no basis in reality. The problem then becomes that common people need to access someone if they are intelligent. How can a stupid person access someone for intelligence. So back to square one. I usually stop at this point but here is the solution. The only way to break this loop is to realise that you are not so bright at this point and work on yourself to become a bright person who can access people's abilities by their words and actions. Working on yourself and expanding your consciousness is the only way out of it.