The Curse Of Smart People (apenwarr.ca)

I am fortunate and privileged enough to have worked with a reasonably large number of very smart people ... and the very best of them seem to be characterized by a sense of humility and a seemingly instinctive preference to ask questions rather than answer them.

This makes my dad make so much more sense.

Extensive discussion here from four days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7968833