I just had an opportunity to use the phrase "I admire your ability to reach that level of confidence without the inconvenience of competence" at work

[jerrej@mastodon.social]

@jerry

Yeah, let's talk about #toxic #incompetence in various fields. Why would you even contemplate insulting somebody like that?

[wordshaper@weatherishappening.network]

@jerry Ouch, and also I'm going to have to remember that one.

[zillion@freeradical.zone]

@minego @jerry So, competence without confidence then. 'Sure beats the reverse.

[clew@ecoevo.social]

Because they’re endangering people and dismissing milder warnings? It isn’t rare.

@jerrej @jerry

[clew@ecoevo.social]

morally, yes; practically, only in the long run. this is about half the (waves hands) problem, yesno?

@zillion @minego @jerry

[minego@pdx.social]

@clew what?
@zillion @jerry

[wannabemystiker@expressional.social]

@jerry
(As you quietly think inside...)

[nini@oldbytes.space]

@jerry Given my level of confidence, I'd mumble it out once, get asked what I said and then have to explain it by which point I'm like "ugh, forget it".

[clew@ecoevo.social]

Re, competence without confidence better but rarely listened to.

“The best lose all conviction while the worst
Are filled with a passionate intensity.”

@minego @zillion @jerry

[coolcalmcollected@mastodon.social]

@jerry

congratulations!

one I like is "you are so mercifully free of the ravages of intelligence"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC-Aq4xZx0s

[jerrej@mastodon.social]

@clew @jerry

Sure, Ok. Did we get such specific information or are you just speculating? I didn't see the context. Maybe you know more about that? Would you like to explain the context that you know about?

[tomoyo@tech.lgbt]

@jerry is this specifically about large language models, or is it the old-fashioned variant? could go either way tbqh

[tomoyo@tech.lgbt]

@jerry (... corporate social media policy asks me to remind people: my views do not represent those of my employer NVIDIA Corporation.)

[aakl@infosec.exchange]

@jerry AKA "climbers."

[petterofcats@mastodon.world]

@jerry legend!

[paradegrotesque@mastodon.sdf.org]

@jerry

Some details might be necessary, but congratulations!

[jab01701mid@mastodon.social]

@jerry One time, to a junior team-mate, I used the phrase "I'm not here to compensate for your lack of time, I'm here to compensate for your lack of experience".

I only partially regretted letting myself say that...because he was annoying me...

[countholdem@mastodon.social]

@jerry Pet the fid...

con:fid:ence com:pet:ence

[pheonix@hachyderm.io]

@jerry what was the response?

[larsmb@mastodon.online]

@jerry I have those opportunities but not the cojones