If we do-not-demonstrate an ability to help others to Mitigate-Their-Own-Alienative-Conflicts - - - and we pretend that we know how to Mitigate-Alienative-Conflicts - - - THEN: We are unlikely to Learn-How to Help-Others to Mitigate their Own-Alienative-Conflicts! Pretentious people are far less likely than Authentic-Open-and-Honest people - - - to learn new skills related to Making-our-Global-Civilization MORE-SUSTAINABLE, ROBUST, ENDURING, SECURE and SATISFYING.