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What’s more interesting to me is what all the buzz over DK tells me. We are asymmetrically skeptical. In the same way as intelligent people doubt their own perf

What’s more interesting to me is what all the buzz over DK tells me. We are asymmetrically skeptical. In the same way as intelligent people doubt their own performance, they rightly doubt others’ performance. Maybe too much.

sjmm1989 4y ago
It's called a giant fucking lack of self awareness, with a good helping of societally instilled narcissism on the worst side of it all, and then add in imposter syndrome, self righteousness and gaslighting. The best side of it all basically is all of these things, but with a tight leash on things and sans the gaslighting. There might be better, but those people are probably off doing their own thing minding their own business; etc.
jasonhansel 4y ago
I think that most people who talk a lot about DK believe that they are the experts in one field or another. It serves mostly as a way of reassuring themselves of their own superiority. The message (for them) basically amounts to "other people's claim to knowledge is just further proof that they don't know anything."
- AmericanChopper 4y ago
  It’s a zero-effort, zero-evidence-required way for people to disparage others, in a way that they believe makes them sound smart. It’s also basically unfalsifiable in most of the cases where it’s referenced. I feel like I’m honestly yet to see somebody make DK accusations in a way that’s not totally cringe.
- rootusrootus 4y ago
  > I think that most people who talk a lot about DK believe that they are the experts in one field or another. I recall that either Dunning or Kruger once made a remark to that effect. That rather than an indictment of stupid people, it would be better to view it as a warning to those who consider themselves the smart ones.
  - LandStander 4y ago
    I feel like there's a bit of a paradox here. The more I internalize how easy it is for us to be overconfident in our intelligence, the more confident I feel in my intelligence...
- IshKebab 4y ago
  Ha look at this guy saying things. What an idiot. DK effect amiright?

sjmm1989 4y ago

It's called a giant fucking lack of self awareness, with a good helping of societally instilled narcissism on the worst side of it all, and then add in imposter syndrome, self righteousness and gaslighting. The best side of it all basically is all of these things, but with a tight leash on things and sans the gaslighting. There might be better, but those people are probably off doing their own thing minding their own business; etc.

jasonhansel 4y ago

I think that most people who talk a lot about DK believe that they are the experts in one field or another. It serves mostly as a way of reassuring themselves of their own superiority. The message (for them) basically amounts to "other people's claim to knowledge is just further proof that they don't know anything."

AmericanChopper 4y ago
It’s a zero-effort, zero-evidence-required way for people to disparage others, in a way that they believe makes them sound smart. It’s also basically unfalsifiable in most of the cases where it’s referenced. I feel like I’m honestly yet to see somebody make DK accusations in a way that’s not totally cringe.
rootusrootus 4y ago
> I think that most people who talk a lot about DK believe that they are the experts in one field or another. I recall that either Dunning or Kruger once made a remark to that effect. That rather than an indictment of stupid people, it would be better to view it as a warning to those who consider themselves the smart ones.
- LandStander 4y ago
  I feel like there's a bit of a paradox here. The more I internalize how easy it is for us to be overconfident in our intelligence, the more confident I feel in my intelligence...
IshKebab 4y ago
Ha look at this guy saying things. What an idiot. DK effect amiright?