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>Humility is a good thing. Yes. But our culture does not value humility much. It values arrogance and over-confidence much more. Take a look at characters like
by IndianAstronaut 11y ago
>Humility is a good thing.
Yes. But our culture does not value humility much. It values arrogance and over-confidence much more. Take a look at characters like Iron Man, or sit through some managerial or high level analyst interviews.
- mooreds 11y agoI don't know. I am sure there are plenty of organizations that value arrogance over humility, but I haven't been in any of them. The small companies I have been a part of value confidence, but also humility and honesty. Not sure if you and I just run in different circles, but folks that are not impressed with blowhards are out there.
- GFischer 11y agoUnfortunately, at large companies (and government and monopolies or oligopolies) it's easier for arrogant people to excel. I want to find some posts I've seen here on HN that show this attitude. edit: arrogance is less prevalent amongst technical people, but you can see examples amongst management, traders (read Michael Lewis's books, especially Liar's Poker), salesmen, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar's_Poker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liar's_Poker