As are a lot of discussions here on HN with topics people aren't particularly knowledgeable about. You have to be decently smart to program computers to do thi

As are a lot of discussions here on HN with topics people aren't particularly knowledgeable about. You have to be decently smart to program computers to do things and that doesn't necessarily translate to other fields but because people feel so smart in one area they feel like they can problem solve other areas. I think dunning-kruger effect is the term but I'm not a psychologist so that could be wrong (ha!).