I think the issue here is the definition of “Expert�. If you know nothing about a subject, then you might mistakenly consider someone who knows only a little to be an Expert. Anyone who really has a good knowledge of a complex subject would never admit that they were an Expert in it, because they know they don’t have a full and complete understanding.

E.G. There are thousands of surgeons in the world, and hundreds of them could correctly be described as Experts. But in each field of surgery there are probably only a handful of individuals who would be judged as such by their peers.

Similarly in the world of computing, to most home computer users you would be an Expert. To true experts you would be a Script kiddy.

Instead of worrying about underachieving or wasted potential, why don’t you do something about it? Like playing computer games…….