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How did we get this far without mentioning Nassim Nicholas Taleb (of "Black Swan" & "Fooled by Randomness" fame)? Hasn't he said this, and more, many years ago, in spades?

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The problem with expertise is that when you realize you know more than others, you begin to think you know everything.

Worse, even if you're aware of how little you know, other people treat you as if you knew, or ought to know, everything.

Expertise is worthwhile, but it does breed overconfidence which, if unchecked, counteracts the expertise.

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