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I think sometimes bravado of knowledge can play into this. People as they become adults like to think they are very knowledgeable and don't want to come across

I think sometimes bravado of knowledge can play into this. People as they become adults like to think they are very knowledgeable and don't want to come across as "stupid". This means most adults will never ask the simple questions and pretend like they understand something complex quickly or already know. It's a dangerous mindset to develop but it's difficult not to. As most on here are programmers how many times have you been in a meeting or technical discussion where you are judged for asking a "simple" question? We need to stop the judgement of those that ask "simple" questions.

rublev 10y ago
>This means most adults will never ask the simple questions and pretend like they understand something complex quickly or already know. It's a dangerous mindset to develop but it's difficult not to. I grew up with people locked into this mindset and it completely fucked me. Still trying to get over the knee jerk reactions I get to certain pieces of info, and getting over using hyperbole all the time. Have been slowly unravelling the politics that come with that train of thought.
jharger 10y ago
Interestingly, as I get older, I find myself asking more questions. Where once I considered myself an "expert" I now feel like I know so very little. I think part of what helped was to get interested in some completely unrelated thing. I was pretty much just a programmer, but have been getting into drawing and other art, and it's given me that sense of curiosity back and let me learn knew things even about programming topics.