You're isolating a sentence by GP and proceed to attack it on the pretext that it was not specific. But maybe you just misunderstood it, as you seem to be argui

You're isolating a sentence by GP and proceed to attack it on the pretext that it was not specific. But maybe you just misunderstood it, as you seem to be arguing against your own interpretation of it. The specificity was implied, since people don't form consensus on generalities. I.e. if you take any given thing around which a regulation is being drawn, most people participating in or assenting to the process will be mediocre. At any specific thing, most people are mediocre, a few people excel. Saying this is hardly hubris. It's a recognition of an aspect of human nature. The entire world's culture is rich in examples and aphorisms that point to this. > I'm honestly shocked to see such a reductive and uncurious take on a site like HN which prides itself on the intellectual curiosity of its community. Now, this qualifies as hubris.