CBUM exposes how fitness audiences allocate credibility on a U-curve: obvious outsiders get a pass, established pros get respect, and the "almost legit" middle zone gets the most hostility. David Laid sits in that danger zone — credible enough to be a target, not credentialed enough to be safe. The takeaway is that gatekeeping rarely rewards marginal skill; it rewards categorical belonging.
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