They've conflated intelligence with knowledge. They think better than average so they assume that's the same as knowing better.
That then also translates back into taking an ego hit every time they don't know something because they think it means they're not intelligent and then their ego protection kicks in and shuts down rational thought.
Urzl
npub1h3…muy95
2025-03-11 13:18:42 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…52ee
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