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Specifically an unwarranted pride. People respond positively to confidence; in an uncertain world the person who looks most certain is comforting. Even if you don't know what you're doing, someone does. This is both normal and understandable.

But this is a problem. We have begun to embrace proud ignorance over quiet wisdom. The man who knows nothing is not aware he knows nothing. He is supremely confident, whereas the more one is aware of the wider world and that they lack the capacity to understand all things, the more carefully they choose their words. To fools this appears to be cowardice. To many people just worried about the future who may ofherwise be smart but lack the knowledge to refute these proud fools, it can be an unreliable lifeline.