In many cases I think that's a fair way to look at it. I'm critical of the hubris and arrogance many people in my profession operate under. I think they're betraying whatever trust has been placed in us as experts by not updating their priors or engaging with alternative perspectives.

There are numerous cases, though, of experts showing up in villages and doing stuff that ends up being pretty damaging. Sure, they usually get permission from some corrupt official beforehand, but I don't think that absolves them from experimenting on communities who aren't familiar with the bad track record of these experts.

I'd recommend William Easterly's book Tyranny of Experts for anyone who wants an overview of this topic.