Trying to have a conversation with someone who “already knows everything” is like talking to a wall. Nothing you have to say matters because they’ll automatically tune you out. To them, the “conversation” is either a waste of time or a way to show off their own smarts. Learners can fall into this pattern too. It often happens because 1) they really do know their stuff and don’t think they have anything left to learn or 2) because they’re new and insecure.
The whole situation reminds me of a scene from The Forbidden Kingdom. Jackie Chan’s character has been trying to teach a student kung fu. But the student, a kung fu movie fan, isn’t absorbing anything because he already knows about tons of techniques from the films he’s watched. Chan’s character is filling a cup as the boy rambles on and continues pouring even when it starts overflowing. This leads to the following exchange:
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