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Hmm, when I looked up "The Lake Wobegon effect" on Wikipedia, it linked to "Illusory superiority." I'm guessing that's not quite what Google is going for here.
by krupan 16y ago
Hmm, when I looked up "The Lake Wobegon effect" on Wikipedia, it linked to "Illusory superiority." I'm guessing that's not quite what Google is going for here.
- Periodic 16y agoI was wondering about that as well. In Lake Wobegon, "all the women are strong, all the men are good looking, and all the children are above average." The Lake Wobegon Effect is one where most people think they are above average at something they are good at. In this case, I guess they're just hiring so that everyone is above average. It makes some sense, but it does have a darker double-meaning.