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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by xtracto on Thursday April 25, 2019 @12:58PM (#19750099)
I was kind of the same, very shy to ask questions and "look like a fool".

That was until I got my PhD. I still realize that I don't know jack shit, but for some reason now I don't care, I now feel I don't have anything to prove to anyone. So, if I don't know something I just ask. Do you think I am stupid? that's your problem, not mine.

Hopefully you don't need a PhD to realize that like I did.

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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by mmsimanga on Thursday April 25, 2019 @01:58PM (#19750788)
I am in a similar situation. I once explained to my dad that having a Phd has allowed me to proudly proclaim that I don't know something without any pressure whatsoever. Not that you need a PhD to say I don't know but it helps.
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Re:Bullshitters: Who Are They and What Do We Know about Thei... by plutonorm on Friday April 26, 2019 @09:51AM (#19757441)
Oh, I'm not shy. Far from it. I just am politically savvy enough to know that saying anything outside of what is expected just opens you up to attack. It's an impossible game to win.
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