“If everyone around you is the problem, maybe…” I think to the same extent the phenomenon you describe exists, experts (perhaps even engineers) loathe acceptin

“If everyone around you is the problem, maybe…” I think to the same extent the phenomenon you describe exists, experts (perhaps even engineers) loathe accepting and abiding expertise outside their domain that impacts or determines their work. It’s human nature to want agency. Achieving some measure of mastery can confuse one into a growing sense of entitlement to agency…and this sentiments like yours.