“Massie earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering and a master of science degree in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).”
He’s not stupid. He’s a dork. He also thinks he’s the smartest person in the room. In a book-smarts way that’s probably true, but he lacks common sense.
He’s a dork who didn’t play sports in school. It shows in his complete inability to be a team player. He has a history of being an attention whore— a typical dork.
People can be competent in one area and sheer idiots in others.