The premise is that what matters is confidence... The facade is what matters rather than the technical competence. I think that's a pretty telling statement about the world in which we live; that fronting things out has become a more valuable gift than actually knowing how things work.
I think that partly accounts for the great anxiety that the world now feels, that we are now bossed by people who have the confidence with much, much less competence."
Hugh Lawrie - The Graham Norton Show 24 Jan 2020 speaking about his character as The Captain on TV series, Avenue 5, in which the captain is there for image rather than capability.