Indeed... the "why" evades all rational, logical thought

[orthoclad]

12. What I'm trying to describe

is different from D-K. I don't have a label for it.

It's a sense of power that comes from having knowledge that others aren't privy to, rather than thinking you have more knowledge than you actually do. It's what drives cult membership and Illuminati fan clubs, and thus contributes to conspiracy theories and Q.

The leftist singer Phil Ochs described it as:
"Pretty smart on my part
To find my way in the dark"
His character's gonna
"assassinate the president
and take over the government"
(I haven't found a lyrics reference yet, this is from memory)

About 10 years later Firesign Theater revisited that territory with their album "Everything You Know Is Wrong" (there's a video on utube).

Perhaps someone with more education in psychology has a better diagnosis.