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I personally write "IANAL", not to reduce my personal legal liability, but rather to give a heads up to those reading that I am not an expert, that I am likely

I personally write "IANAL", not to reduce my personal legal liability, but rather to give a heads up to those reading that I am not an expert, that I am likely wrong, and that you likely shouldn't listen to me.

technion 2y ago
I feel there's a common thread that maybe should be some kind of internet law that people who make a point of noting they are not experts, are more often correct than people who confidently write as though they are. You see this particularly with crypto, where "I am not a crypto expert" is usually accompanied by a more factual statement than one from the self proclaimed expert elsewhere in the thread.
- S201 2y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
  - Kuinox 2y ago
    You can look it up and the Dunning Kruger effect is probably not real.
    - fao_ 2y ago
      It's less that it's not real, but rather that the common interpretation of it is utterly false.
- Terr_ 2y ago
  In addition to "humility implies self-awareness", I'd like to point out a parallel thread of "disclosure implies honesty and diligence."
WesternWind 2y ago
When I was younger there was a short period I thought it meant that a person was just really anal about details.