The attitude of I know better than they do is really strong in technology and programming in general. Most people who make those claims know not of what they speak.
I'd say it's really strong everywhere, particularly technology and programming.
Thing is, unlike the average folks with lofty ideas of self-serving "fixes" for every irritation in their lives, people in technology aren't just consumers from a distance - they're builders, maintainers and influencers.
It's a dangerous problem when these "active" people don't understand context, concessions, dependencies and just generally what it takes to actually create things in the real world.
I believe it's one of the roots of various stifling attitudes of conformance and covering your ass above real, forward homegrown engineering.
Apologies if that doesn't make sense. I had a hard time trying to articulate my ideas there.
