The fake till you make it people quickly top out. Someone who is afraid to admit they don't know something will end up not learning. My personal anecdote contr

The fake till you make it people quickly top out. Someone who is afraid to admit they don't know something will end up not learning. My personal anecdote contrary to your point is my first programming interview. My answer to pretty much every question was "I don't know, but I'm excited to learn". I thought the interview went horribly, but I was offered the job. The owner who hired me (who ended up becoming a friend and we worked together at multiple companies), told me later that my confidence to say I didn't know something is what put me ahead of other candidates. Without knowing me well yet, he felt he would be able to trust me.