> There is a lot more incompetence than you would ever want to believe

I'm currently in ops/sysadmin. Large org. Yes, the incompetency you see is sometimes incredulous: I have helped developers install Visual Studio; how to use RDP; had to explain how saving to local disk is different from a networked folder ... I can't think of better examples at the moment, though they exist and are plenteous.

Thing is, I am a hundred percent sure these same people could have turned the tables on me and be aghast by my lack of knowledge in many disciplines.

There are more things to know in this world than any one person can and it is thinking you are beyond this that is truly delusional.

Even with a "verified expert" in a subject, whatever that means, we can find ample holes in their knowledge.