I wonder how much this over-modest attitude of us continual learners is turning hiring into a market for lemons. That is, you are an "intermediate", but the ove

I wonder how much this over-modest attitude of us continual learners is turning hiring into a market for lemons. That is, you are an "intermediate", but the overconfident person who's been doing C++ for two years and is touting themselves as an expert gets hired instead and you get to fix their disasters five years later. And I bet this affects women and other minorities in tech disproportionately.