This is finding your identity as a performance programmer challenged, and defending your identity instead. "That sounds stupid, but they claim it's good, so I'

This is finding your identity as a performance programmer challenged, and defending your identity instead. "That sounds stupid, but they claim it's good, so I'll try it and see if I can learn anything". "look at my credentials, don't question me, this other person can't know anything I don't, how dare anyone suggest I can learn anything from anyone else, don't you know who I am? Also they're a n00b."