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“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” ― Bertrand Russell
by isolli 3y ago
“The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
― Bertrand Russell
- noname120 3y agoThis adage has been debunked[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
- card_zero 3y agoDo you mean to draw our attention to the part at the end of the "Definition" section that begins Among laypeople, the Dunning–Kruger effect is often misunderstood, or do yourself understand it to mean "stupid people are too stupid to know they are stupid", in which case this doesn't contradict Bertrand Russell?
- Jensson 3y agoDunning Krugers study shows that accuracy correlates with confidence, that goes against the quote. In general people who are more confident are more likely to be correct.
- JohnFen 3y ago> In general people who are more confident are more likely to be correct. Interesting. That is so completely at odds with my experience that I find it hard to actually believe. I guess I need to look at the research.
- isolli 3y agoI think there is a different between: 1) Answering a specific question: "how confident are you in your results?" In this context, confidence is correlated with correctness. 2) Projecting external confidence in a social context. In this case, your experience and mine agree that the most overtly confident people are generally not the most competent ones.
- reportgunner 3y agoDunning Kruger is relevant in the context of the linked article but is not relevant in the context of the parent comment.
- Jensson 3y agoDunning Kruger study shows that confidence correlates with accuracy, which goes against the quote.