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My take on Dunning Kruger: 1. People really like the idea of smart people being humble and arrogance meaning stupidity, so they like to believe that DK is true
by mewpmewp2 3y ago
My take on Dunning Kruger:
1. People really like the idea of smart people being humble and arrogance meaning stupidity, so they like to believe that DK is true, and they like to repeat this.
2. Some smart/skilled people are humble, some are arrogant.
3. Some smart/skilled people underestimate their skills, some overestimate.
4. Some stupid people are humble, some are arrogant.
5. Some stupid people underestimate their skills, some overestimate.
Overall, even if there is a correlation, you can't tell by just arrogance of a person whether we are dealing with DK or whether it's an effect at all. People's personalities, skills and everything are a bit more complex than that.
Overall bringing DK up seems like some sort of social justice/fairness effort rather than something that is actually true given any situation where someone is arrogant.
- spacebacon 3y agoMaybe this shows how effective dumb people are at keeping smart people hammered down with thought stopping arguments.