Failure to grasp this is perhaps at the root of most or even all large mistakes made by ostensibly intelligent people.
The example I would use is the rookie officer and the Been There Done That NCO. It doesn’t matter how smart you are, or how well educated you are, he still knows more than you do about the things that matter, at least until you get up to speed.
I will admit that one of my movie heroes is Staff Sergeant Nantz from Battle: Los Angeles. That movie did not fare well critically, but fuck the critics.
I had intended to be more cryptic, but that is a game that only amuses me. I will admit that too. I know it. I, too, am ridiculous.
The Sufis, at least of one or several schools, classified people by their Idiot Type. I’m curious what sort of idiot they would have considered me. Lots of possibilities!!!!