Frankly, many software engineers and other "educated" folks on Blind are delusional about their grasp of the following. 1. Basic statistics: definitions of bias and skewness, anecdotes vs. causation, inference and extrapolation, survey methodology and flaws 2. Politics: office relations, national politics, international diplomacy and trade 3. Economics and financial markets: market efficiency, long-term risk vs. reward, transaction costs, reasons for differences in compensation 4. Social status: broader meaning of socioeconomic class, distinction between middle and upper class society 5. Psychology: learning psychology, interpersonal attraction and relationships, difference between social comfort vs. well-being vs. life satisfaction 6. Culture: diverse values, beliefs, and lifestyles of people within various classes (ethnicity, gender, religion, etc.) 7. Personal and public health: diet and exercise, meditation and mindfulness, COVID-19 (effectiveness of different types of masks, long-term risks, containment outside the U.S.) How many of these can you answer at a level equivalent to having a bachelor's degree in the relevant field, and how often do people spew their personal opinions as "facts" (as if they are citing expert consensus from peer-reviewed scientific journals)? It is astonishing how much ignorance fuels exaggerated self-confidence. You may criticize Wikipedia, but even that can often provide much more accurate information than you will receive by asking such questions on Team Blind.
Yes no one can claim a Bachelors level of understanding for more than 1-2 of these. I agree with you many software engineers have abundant hubris where they are way out of their relevant claiming facts on politics, economics, and others domains they don’t understand.
I literally have a BA liberal arts degree in Liberal Arts so in a sense I have a bachelors degree for all areas of studies lol but I won’t ever claim to be an expert in anything
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Preach
ok zoomer
Not many polymaths walking around, that’s for sure.
Not many real polymaths, but a lot of people who think they are based on watching XYZ mainstream media or participating in debates with other ignoramus on Facebook or LinkedIn
They good at one thing n high demand so they think they are smart but are really ditch digger
This sounds like an old Russian proverb. 🤔
Yes, but what's your point?
Simple tl;dr 1. Educate oneself with credible sources 2. Talk on what you are knowledgeable about, rather than what you don't know 3. Be humble and open-minded, focus on thinking critically before judging others Sounds like it shouldn't be hard to do, but it's surprising how many fail at it
Even the president doesn't have good grasp of any of these...so what's ur point?
The president doesn't need to be an expert in everything. Some have a lifelong habit of reading extensively though. There's a reason they have advisors with PhDs and industry leadership. The point is to listen to people with specialized experience, not follow herds of pseudointellectuals or conspiracy theorists, nor to become one of them.
Well I’m an SWE but studied economics and philosophy at a top university... so I think I can handle this. I’m also not actually good at my job though, so maybe you can’t have it all.
You OP definitely don't understand hasty generalizations.