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Anyone who lives in the world of human society knows that this is true, regardless of the linkbait title, because nobody can know everything and that confidence

Anyone who lives in the world of human society knows that this is true, regardless of the linkbait title, because nobody can know everything and that confidence is one of the few metrics everyone can assess. Human nature doesn't change.

kragen 17y ago
In the experiment, people actually had information about expertise.
- auston 17y ago
  where? I only saw them list each "advisers" confidence level?
  - kragen 17y ago
    There were eight rounds in the experiment. The NS article says, "In the later rounds, guessers tended to avoid advisers who had been wrong previously."