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Interestingly, this post, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1488225 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1488225 talked about how morning people rule the world
by jaytee_clone 16y ago
Interestingly, this post, http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1488225 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1488225 talked about how morning people rule the worlds.
So the conclusion is - less intelligent people rule the world.
Of course, I always take IQ score with a grain of salt.
- Tichy 16y agoHasn't that always been accepted wisdom (though maybe evoked by the Dunning-Kruger effect)?
- jarin 16y ago"I'll randomly quote something that has been on HN/Slashdot recently, that's sure to get me some points!"
- Tichy 16y agoWhy randomly? Thinking "our leaders are more stupid than me" seems to be a classic example of Dunning-Kruger?
- jokermatt999 16y agohttp://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2010/07/07/what-the-dunning-kruger-effect-is-and-isnt/ http://www.talyarkoni.org/blog/2010/07/07/what-the-dunning-k... This recent post shot down a lot of things being mistakenly attributed to the Dunning-Kruger effect. Well worth the read, since it actually explains the study in a more comprehensive way, rather than the somewhat sensationalized version most articles have. Essentially, it says that the worst people judge their abilities to be on par with average people, thus grossly overestimating their abilities. The smartest people somewhat underestimate their abilities, but not nearly to the degree that the truly incompetent do.
- Tichy 16y agoI must admit, that article is way too long for me atm. Maybe that disqualifies me from posting here, but it also seems to me that the DK effect is more of a "fun fact" than a life changing realization. I have adopted the "I know that I don't know anything" wisdom long ago, and also subscribe to the "all code sucks" theory, so I try to shield myself from (what I think is) the DK effect a little bit.
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- sliverstorm 16y agoFrom what I have seen of history, the most intelligent people (from what we have been able to tell) are never a regular part of the mainstream. They only dabble occasionally.
- tomjen3 16y agoI don't know about that, Jefferson, Einstein and many of the members of the Royal society was quite involved with politics and society.
- keegangrayson 16y agoAre you saying Jefferson and Einstein are mainstream? That is clearly not the case. Their popularity is, but their actions were from from it. Hell, just LOOK at Einstein!
- powrtoch 16y agoIf this is true, and if the more intelligent people were really much more intelligent, then they would just start waking up earlier.