MichaelVassar comments on Don't judge a skill by its specialists - Less Wrong
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That sounds right on all points. My guess is that you are just using an unrealistic baseline. Typical people really are shockingly bad at everything.
Lol. Yes, that is indeed one of my more prominent flaws. When I was younger, people thought it was cute and called it "idealism." Now people just feel judged. I'm trying to learn how to maintain high standards and deep hope with less of a compromise to my epistemic rationality, i.e., less bias introduced into my baseline. Wish me luck!