[allmendream]

Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so.

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My dad was a doctor. When he had parties, most of the guests were doctors and very intelligent spouses. When I was a Lt in the Marine Corps, I went to one of the parties. Most of the guests knew I was in the Marine Corps. It was fascinating. The older people were very enjoyable to talk to; while most of the younger doctors and their spouses came off as "know it all" jerks (both the doctors and their spouses). It was amazing how many were "military experts." When I commented about this to my father, he laughed and said, "they have not yet been humbled by their "intelligent decisions and the effects thereof."