Occupational hazard

By its very nature, I think being an academic tends to turn you into a know-it-all, with a touch of intellectual arrogance. After all, it's your job to be an expert in your field, and -- if you teach -- to pontificate, share your knowledge, and know all the answers.

OTOH, it could just be self-selection: them's the sort that go in to academia.

Maybe my rock musician tendencies will save me. Rock musicians are humble, and discreet about their opinions... right?


--GG