By this point I think the "nothing but" part is the bit that's actually wrong.
It's about putting yourself up on a pedestal while downplaying others.
Of course, at some point those "others" (be it peoples, genders, creatures, or machines) turn out to be as good or better at certain things than you are. And what do you do then? You won't have anywhere to go psychologically without devaluing yourself.
So then you end up shutting down avenues of thought that might otherwise have been productive.
Yes exactly. It’s hierarchical thinking from an anthropocentric pov. IMO the longer I live and the more I learn, the more I see hierarchical thinking as the biggest obstacle towards learning and understanding.
It's about putting yourself up on a pedestal while downplaying others.
Of course, at some point those "others" (be it peoples, genders, creatures, or machines) turn out to be as good or better at certain things than you are. And what do you do then? You won't have anywhere to go psychologically without devaluing yourself.
So then you end up shutting down avenues of thought that might otherwise have been productive.