>so many ignorant people consider themselves smart
That's true, worked with/under plenty, but then when you actually want them for something, they can't be bothered. Not afraid to look smart, just afraid of being proven wrong? Or they're just lazy. Lotta project managers that don't manage much of anything, seems. Dunno if that's proper or not. But then the lower-level people that generally know less or are thought to anyway, suffer most. Meh.