LogFAQs > #876819027

The direction his life has taken over the last few months is the result of his pride. He's one of the most prideful knowitalls on this site - name a topic and he's an expert. He thinks he knows everything better than everyone, even if he's debating law with a trained police officer.

The internet makes it easy to argue about anything. Arguing on the internet isn't expensive. It's super cheap. You can fire off thoughts halfheartedly and half-assedly, all for the sake of adhering to bipartisan lines or just stroking your own ego.

That's a huge problem, and a huge risk. Pride comes before the fall. We should all learn from this, myself included. I definitely have a habit of thinking I know too much, and so do a ton of other active posters here. That's not good.

It's one thing to know something and be passionate about writing/talking about it, but it's another thing entirely to be an expert on every topic under the sun regardless of whether or not you're trained/educated in that topic. Just wanted to remind myself and everyone else that we should be humble with our knowledge, because the alternative is not a good one. Arrogance is corrosive and dangerous, and not attractive.
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My biggest flaw is how logical and reasonable I am. - hockeybub89