It is in reference to sophomore year as the second year of study—being like a kid who has studied a bit and fancies that they now know a lot. But "sophomore" itself doesn't have the negative connotation.
Yeah, I get that, I just didn't realize that being a beginner in a particular field of study was a bad thing or something to be frowned upon.
If there's a trope about people new to a particular field being overconfident in what they know, maybe it's just human nature rather than a fatal character flaw, or sign of immaturity.
(i.e. since you'll likely have the same sense of overconfidence the next time you try something new, or work towards mastering a particular skill rather than that overconfidence only ever coming up once or twice in your entire life)
thfuran|2 years ago
whitfieldsdad|2 years ago
If there's a trope about people new to a particular field being overconfident in what they know, maybe it's just human nature rather than a fatal character flaw, or sign of immaturity.
(i.e. since you'll likely have the same sense of overconfidence the next time you try something new, or work towards mastering a particular skill rather than that overconfidence only ever coming up once or twice in your entire life)