>>9092049>Sometimes I lie to myself by pretending to be smarter than I really am, because it's one of my deepest insecuritiesThat's basically everyone's realm of insecurity.
Let me tell you a life fact: A very small fraction of people around you is genuinely smarter than you. Chances are you won't even meet such a person in your life.
Listen, the "apparent difference in smarts" between you and that other person is genuinely absolutely something you could have learned too, should you have been in the position of that other person. True Story.
Now the best part is that you do not need to take the route that other person took. Just listen to his story (ask if there are obvious gaps in the story) and then just skip his route.
You just need to listen. You really don't even need to come up with anything particular to say.
So there.
