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What's the phenomenon like Dunning-Kruger where people think their expertise on one domain (like software development and operations) has any bearing on their k
by throwaway5752 8y ago
What's the phenomenon like Dunning-Kruger where people think their expertise on one domain (like software development and operations) has any bearing on their knowledge in other domains like medicine or macroeconomics? Honest question.
- abakker 8y agoHubris?
- mlevental 8y agosimple: it's arrogance. lots of examples come to mind: Francis Crick and race, Freeman Dyson and climate change, Elon musk and literally everything :)
- r32a_ 8y agoWell Musk went from making websites to building a space company and electric car company and now a tunnel making company. So maybe you're underestimating abilities of some people to master multiple fields
- krapp 8y agoBeing founder and CEO of different companies doesn't imply a mastery of the fields in which those companies operate, only control of the capital they generate. Elon Musk could buy a Michelin starred restaurant tomorrow, that wouldn't suddenly make him a world class chef.
- r32a_ 8y agoDisagree. the job of a founder + CEO is not to just control capital. If Elon Musk built a 3 star Michelin restaurant himself from scratch then yes I would classify that he has mastery of the fine dining industry. You could be an amazing chef but couldn't run a restaurant if your life depended on it. Just like how there are brilliant engineers that aren't good at being CEOs of a tech company.
- mlevental 8y agohow much engineering do you think elon musk has done at any of his companies after paypal?
- AnimalMuppet 8y agoWell, curious people try to understand things outside their area of expertise. We aren't just programming robots; we're humans with outside interests. That doesn't make us experts on stuff, but a human should have at least some understanding of a broad range of topics, including economics.