Powerful individuals often operate on the belief that "If I needed to understand this to succeed, I would have learned it by now." When success comes early, this can mean decades without learning anything new, creating dangerous knowledge gaps.

When Trump states "Nobody knew this" about common knowledge (vaccines, hurricanes), he's revealing that he just learned these facts himself and assumes no one else knew them either. This demonstrates a concerning disconnect from reality.

The "Heads I Win, Tails You Lose" mentality that shaped Trump's business approach means he sees international relations as purely competitive — any benefit to another country must be America's loss. This fundamentally misunderstands how modern diplomacy and trade work.

Drawing parallels to child development: when told "No," those without proper emotional development melt down spectacularly. The difference is that children need these experiences to grow, while for powerful leaders, these tantrums can have global consequences.