> this kid calling himself a prodigy is a clear indication of way too many gold stars handed out for adequacy Maybe, but people like this have been around sinc

> this kid calling himself a prodigy is a clear indication of way too many gold stars handed out for adequacy Maybe, but people like this have been around since long before they started handing out participation awards. I think it has more to do with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect