Game of Thrones: What you don't know could get you killed

Good piece using popular culture. In the Army, those of us who are trying to spread knowledge are usually met with derision, that someone with not so much rank couldn't possibly know so much. This comes from most senior leaders being used to Soldiers being in their 20s and NCOs in their 30s. When those of us with more life experience and solutions to similar problems suggests a course of action, our input is dismissed as "impractical" because someone with more rank didn't come up with it. When knowledge is applied downward, such as making spelling or grammar corrections, the correction is often met with derision, and the incorrect (ignorance) is not only defended, but celebrated because it's "what everyone else is doing." Information, even when relevant and/or critical, isn't always welcomed by those without it.