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I think one of the key takeaways was that people are biased or wishful to think that Dunning Kruger effect is stronger than it really is because people want met
by mewpmewp2 6y ago
I think one of the key takeaways was that people are biased or wishful to think that Dunning Kruger effect is stronger than it really is because people want methods to shut down anyone who brags or thinks very highly of themselves
- dgb23 6y agoAlso you cannot deduce from "person thinks they are skilled" to "person is not skilled". But it is useful to think about this for our personal growth. There are many psychological traps and challenges that can slow down progress or even halt it. Related: https://daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-learning-rise-of-the-expert-beginner/ https://daedtech.com/how-developers-stop-learning-rise-of-th...
- PoignardAzur 6y agoYeah, I really strongly agree with that point. Every single time I see the Duning Kruger effect quoted it's used to dunk on some person perceived as incompetent (usually a highly-placed executive) as a way to say "No, look, all people in that position think they're geniuses but they're actually morons!" But... well, even if there weren't a thousand different possible confounders (regression to the mean, of plain confusion about the level of competence of the other students taking the test), the DK effect isn't that strong. People act like it's an uncanny valley of stupidity and hubris, when as presented it's more like perceived competence is only roughly correlated with actual competence, with minor bumps. And yet people keep invoking it as if it were the explanation behind all the incompetence in the world.