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Re:Are You Intellectually Humble? by 29athrowaway on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:32AM (#32509326)
The "mediocre individual" (terminology from the quote above) might still have something valuable to share.

If you fight a drunk person throwing random punches, there might be still a probability to get knocked out because within that randomness there is a probability of a perfect punch.

Experts are often right but occasionally they can be wrong. Skilled competitors often win but occasionally they can lose, even to beginners.

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Re:Are You Intellectually Humble? by the_only_law on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:40AM (#32509424)
Probably not as bad as the mediocre advice you’ll get from yourself as an arrogant narcissist anyway.
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Re:Are You Intellectually Humble? by 29athrowaway on Thursday August 18, 2022 @11:09AM (#32510730)
My point is that blind trust or distrust is bad. We should always listen to people with a healthy level of skepticism.

Experts can make mistakes just like non-experts can occasionally contribute at an expert level or prove an expert wrong.

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