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People on HN love this article. I think it's because people on HN have a self-flattering view of themselves and their intelligence. The irony is that HN is itse
by sfpotter 3y ago
People on HN love this article. I think it's because people on HN have a self-flattering view of themselves and their intelligence. The irony is that HN is itself a cargo cult.
- marginalia_nu 3y agoTo be fair it's also Feynman. He's always entertaining.
- tomcam 3y agoMost people overestimate their intelligence, HNers or not. There’s even a name for it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883889/#:~:text=People's%20perceptions%20of%20their%20intelligence,On%20average%2C%20people%20overestimate%20themselves https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8883889/#:~:tex....