From what I've personally seen the people who get away with incompetence the most are high-charisma people. I've countless times seen people with a certain "rea

From what I've personally seen the people who get away with incompetence the most are high-charisma people. I've countless times seen people with a certain "reality distortion field" kind of charisma spew utterly inane nonsense in front seasoned professionals who really do know better and they just nod and swallow it. Charisma seems to bypass the rational mind completely. It tells the brain stem "the person speaking is an alpha primate" and the neocortex switches off. The inverse is also true. People with low charisma can say incredibly wise, rational, and insightful things and they're often ignored. IMHO a lot of what is wrong with our world can be explained by this. At the same time it also creates a contrarian opportunity to benefit by calling bullshit on charismatic charlatans and paying attention to quieter people who know what they're talking about.