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Is there a term for someone like this? It's like a reverse imposter syndrome. Really sad.
by AdamJacobMuller 7y ago
Is there a term for someone like this? It's like a reverse imposter syndrome. Really sad.
- ThJ 7y agoDunning-Kruger effect
- AdamJacobMuller 7y agoThis guy got stuck at the first peak of Dunning-Kruger and won't move off it, on any subject it seems.
- clickok 7y agoI believe "crank" suffices, or possibly "poseur".
- Terr_ 7y agoI think "poseur" is less-suitable, since it implies the person is motivated by the glamour of the role. Not many people--crank or otherwise--go into cryptography for the fame.
- samatman 7y agoYes, this sort of person is known as a crank.
- Llamia49 7y agoCrank https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_(person) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crank_(person)