Coryi said:
Occams razor says the simplest answer is people aren't pretending to be stupid, they're actually stupid

Nah, I'm just pissed about some people I know who are supposed to know their stuff, yet act like they can't open a word document when prompted.

CaveStory said:
Nah, I'm just pissed about some people I know who are supposed to know their stuff, yet act like they can't open a word document when prompted.

I'm curious about that "when prompted". Is performance anxiety part of it? Being watched can make someone doubt their own competence even for relatively simple tasks.