Perhaps the most important question is WHY each of these groups of people behave the way they do. After all, the motive
that drives a person to behave in a certain way is key to understanding that person.
In my personal experience, there are people out there in the big bad world who directly tie their self esteem to
their abilities. These types of people can never be wrong, because it would mean there was something wrong with them.
I feel sad for these people, since I realize that they do not understand there is more to your place in life than what
you know or what you can do. I also find it very difficult to relate to people in this group, since any conversation
you have with them will usually end with their opinion being the only valid one. I cannot recall encountering anyone
who was honestly unaware that they could not do something they claimed that they could.
By the same token, there are people who can accomplish something, but either honestly have no clue about their
talent OR they are surrounded by others who are so much better that they become intimidated. The real question for the
second group would be when confronted with the situation, do they simply withdraw, or do they make a big scene about
"poor, poor, pitiful me." For those who withdraw, they may just need additional encouragement to explore
their talent and use it to everyone's benefit. I utterly despise the scene makers, since they are throwing in the
towel just because they are not among the the best at something. And they are being hypocrites; to act like they cannot
do something when they know full well they are capable.
As to which group is worse, I guess neither is necessarily worse than the other, although I might have more
(conditional) sympathy for the B group. Both groups are denying the truth---perhaps the real test of which is worse
should be a measure of how hard they try to convince YOU that the lie is truth...... :D
