Why does everyone think they are qualified to do things far beyond their technical capabilities?

Question

What is wrong with everyone nowadays?

Why do they all seem to think they are qualified to do things far beyond their technical capabilities?

This is to do with the learning culture in schools as a consequence of a child-centred system which admits no failure. People think they can all be pop stars, high court judges, brilliant TV personalities or infinitely more competent heads of state without ever putting in the necessary work or having natural ability.

This is the result of social utopianism which believes humanity can be genetically and socially engineered to contradict the lessons of history.

Can I now reveal that this is a quotation from a letter allegedly written by that great twit, "Prince" Charles of England, as reported in the British press a couple of years ago.

Answer 1

I take it your 'everyone' statement means me? prove to me in what way I have done this? I am qualified to do my job, which I do bloody well thank you very much!

Answer 2

I agree with you fully.

ie. I am going to be a fully qualified hairdresser soon but I only think that I will be good enough to work at a salon or be a mobile hairdresser where as some of the girls who I went to college with were like " Im going to enter the British hairdresser of the year award"
which made me think 'Its great that you have confidence but it still takes years more learning and practice before you can even say that you are a brilliant hairdresser!!!

Answer 3

I agree with what you say about the school system these days. My oldest daughter often feels unchallenged and bored at school, she doe's a lot of work at home that has nothing to do with the national curriculum, things that we work out together from GCSE textbooks and the web. She is nine.
When you say that people are too aspirational or are mabye 'punching above thier weight' with regard to thier own capabilities, i have to disagree. If a child felt inadequate say, in the early teens, do you think it's acceptable for them to stay in that frame of mind and ultimately amount to nothing. I hope not.
Surely striving for what you want in life even if it seems out of your league is the right thing to do, people should be encouraged to reach thier full potential and excel in thier chosen career or path in life.

Answer 4

It's the great caukus race - all must have prizes. The tragedy is that once people go out into the cold hard world they find out that life aint like that.

Answer 5

I think you've answered your own question.