[aleph_minus_one]

> Being genuinely competent, they don't have an innate imposter syndrome, and thus, they value a system that has a clear and objective criteria for them and others, because they are confident they will operate fine within it.

This is not a statement about competence, but about inflated ego.

[ilikeatari]

In what way is the ego inflated? They feel confident in a system that they have learned to perform in with the best of their ability.