I'm not reading the reply
Just going to say this.
I have a sound engineer at work exactly like you. he's technically very good and insanely intelligent. He can one-up the best one-uppers. But he's not always right, doesn't have the experience I have and quite frankly,.. before I started working with him every day, couldn't mix a milkshake. But I'd put him in charge of any rack on the show.
he cannot take any form of even constructive criticism. If I prove where he is wrong he loses his ever loving mind. He literally thinks he's the best in the world. Not even close. He never mixed monitors like me (hardest sound job), I had to teach him 4 mixes.... I've mixed up to 22 mixes at once.,..then he comes back to me bragging that he got it perfect without even a sound check, just guessing (one-upping me). which is just bat-sht-nuts. He mixed monitors 2 shows for very 4 piece easy band mixes. now he think he's rated up with me, who's done 4k shows and 450 high profile artist. The thing is narcissism. As I told him 20 times, he'd go a lot further and gain a lot more respect if he removed his ego. he can't, he won't,... he'll be mixing talking heads forever. He's been kicked off many shows for his behavior, 90% of the crew HATES him and his holier than thou attitude. I think he actually thrives on hate... it goes hand and hand with inferiority complex, everyone is below him, 1 m excuses of failure, unless I'm standing next to him. And he thinks working with me gives him automatic stature without earning it. Ya know who he pops a cork on most often? people without the same experience, newbies.
The guy can think circles around me technically, can't seem to grasp acoustics, he can't mix worth a crap and his attitude blows. Wasted intelligence, a rotten shame.
My question is, claiming to be a real pilot and then being condescending because sim players aren't as good as you,.. is an oxymoron. They shouldn't be better than you.
Same sht, different ego.
Something to be said about being humble, it goes a long way.
Ya might be great, but I'd throw you off a show too.