Ben Carson is the epitome of this for me - absolutely brilliant neurosurgeon, ate up every bit of the MAGA party line.

This platform is proof positive of this take lmao buncha tech nerds who can't read to save their lives

God help you if you accidentally use an analogy on here

I feel this, my frustration isn't that people aren't smart enough to use tech, but that smart people panic around tech and can't learn or experiment. Like I get it, but you have to dive in at some point surely

I'm not like this but I am very curious.

When I went to the dentist and they were taking molds of my teeth I shared that I was a 3D printing hobbyist and wanted to know a bit about the process. I always start with an apology "sorry I'm curious by nature as an engineer but could you share details on X?"

Dude was the owner and gave me a full run down. He even told me about the time he got a free rental for a crown 3D printer to have on site. It was stupid expensive but it was free to use for a few months. Then pay to keep it. Get crowns in hours instead of days. He returned it because labs do much better work.

The real hot take hidden in your sentiment is that less educated blue collar workers who live in rural communities and tend towards conservative politics aren't dumber than you are. They just have different competencies than you do.