[daveguy]

You're a better *software engineer than you think. Fixed that for you. I expect PE's need less affirmation after passing rigorous apprenticeship and evaluation.

[sanderjd]

This is actually pretty interesting. Maybe imposter syndrome is an inevitable side effect of our aversion to credentialism.

[wobbleblob]

Maybe imagining they have imposter syndrome is really another case of the Dunning–Kruger effect making the incompetent overestimate themselves :)

[sanderjd]

BOOM <- The sound of my head exploding. But yeah, I find this stuff really hard to navigate. Does having confidence mean I'm bad? Does fearing being bad mean I'm good? Best to just ignore all of it and go about one's business.