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by iamflimflam1 95 days ago
The sign of true subject matter expert is someone who has the confidence to say when they don’t know the answer.
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    input(“ask me any question”)
    print(“I don’t know”)
behold, Plato’s PhD level expert on any topic.
It’s missing the line for “if I don’t know the answer”
It always doesn't know the answer, there's no branching possible, so no need for a branch test. By your definition that makes it a "true subject matter expert" on every subject. Although if you squint a bit, it does look rather like a plucked chicken.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anonymous_-_Diogenes...

Yes, but that better not be all the time, and around basic questions.
Sounds more like the sign of just a humble, honest person