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I sometimes wonder what is the evolutionary advantage of being as sure about ourselves and dismissive of others like a lot of us humans are.

mmjaa 8y ago
Hubris protects us from the self-damage incurred by reflection.
itry2develop 8y ago
Without that courage humans wouldn't have made most of the discoveries we have.
Cthulhu_ 8y ago
Sometimes they're right and cause a huge change in how we think about the world and science and shit. Sometimes.
justtopost 8y ago
Making a decision, and sticking to it, even after hardship, is what makes us human. How we leverage it is the art. Notice you always read "Confidince is sexy" and "Leading isnt about being right or wrong, but making choices, and being accountable to them". These are sides of the same coin. Heroics, hubris, same root.
- Jtsummers 8y ago
  The ability to learn is what makes us human. Otherwise we'd be idiots incapable of ever improving.
  - justtopost 8y ago
    Percicely. Without making hypothesis and working on possibly wrong grounds, we cannot test our beliefs and move forward. I am not suggesting that resolve supercede observation.
- posterboy 8y ago
  > Heroics, hubris, same root What comes up must come down - wer hoch fliegt, fällt tief (who flies high falls deep)
munificent 8y ago
It gives us a bias to action. Ultimately, our brain's job is to make our muscles do stuff to keep our body alive and reproducing. A brain so paralyzed by self-doubt and indecision that it never takes action wouldn't last too long.
felipemnoa 8y ago
Reminds me of the quote by Charles Bukowski "The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. " This phenomenon seems to be explained by the Dunning–Kruger effect.
- posterboy 8y ago
  You seem rather confident with that assertion But I doubt you were serious!! baddum-ts
  - felipemnoa 8y ago
    For anybody that is wondering what baddum-ts means, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAlblogUmY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAlblogUmY
- forapurpose 8y ago
  The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. - W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/second-coming https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/second-coming

mmjaa 8y ago

Hubris protects us from the self-damage incurred by reflection.

itry2develop 8y ago

Without that courage humans wouldn't have made most of the discoveries we have.

Cthulhu_ 8y ago

Sometimes they're right and cause a huge change in how we think about the world and science and shit. Sometimes.

justtopost 8y ago

Making a decision, and sticking to it, even after hardship, is what makes us human. How we leverage it is the art. Notice you always read "Confidince is sexy" and "Leading isnt about being right or wrong, but making choices, and being accountable to them". These are sides of the same coin. Heroics, hubris, same root.

Jtsummers 8y ago
The ability to learn is what makes us human. Otherwise we'd be idiots incapable of ever improving.
- justtopost 8y ago
  Percicely. Without making hypothesis and working on possibly wrong grounds, we cannot test our beliefs and move forward. I am not suggesting that resolve supercede observation.
posterboy 8y ago
> Heroics, hubris, same root What comes up must come down - wer hoch fliegt, fällt tief (who flies high falls deep)

munificent 8y ago

It gives us a bias to action. Ultimately, our brain's job is to make our muscles do stuff to keep our body alive and reproducing. A brain so paralyzed by self-doubt and indecision that it never takes action wouldn't last too long.

felipemnoa 8y ago

Reminds me of the quote by Charles Bukowski "The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence. " This phenomenon seems to be explained by the Dunning–Kruger effect.

posterboy 8y ago
You seem rather confident with that assertion But I doubt you were serious!! baddum-ts
- felipemnoa 8y ago
  For anybody that is wondering what baddum-ts means, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAlblogUmY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDAlblogUmY
forapurpose 8y ago
The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity. - W.B. Yeats, The Second Coming https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/second-coming https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/second-coming