[password54321]

People just don't want to face the uncomfortable truth that they are probably not as smart as they want to believe they are.

[mattgreenrocks]

It’s not about being smart as much as staying engaged with the problem even when it mentally defeats you several times.

[password54321]

That's what I mean. People are uncomfortable being wrong. We are taught from school that being wrong makes you less adequate.

[mattgreenrocks]

I see. You are correct. Wrong is merely feedback on something outside of us, not a value judgment of us as people. But education and other systems need us to believe the latter at some low level so they can retain authority.