Forming opinions should not need anything yes, however promoting or publishing that others will consume should be based on stronger foundations don’t you think ?

Not really. That is how humans learn and evolve. I think it is ok for people to be wrong.

I think effort should go into honesty, humility, and open mindedness.

I'm sure someone can have different insights from their lives experience which should be recognized, but that doesn't mean they should trump all else.

I don't disagree with the spirit of your argument and lived experience should not trump all, it should have only some weight and other points should qualify their statements clearly.

We live in the age of disinformation, influencers, and anti-intellectualism that actively dismissive qualified sources, we have to put value in source quality, while not completely dismissing the ones without them.