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> Hence, I really, really hope the author is just an idiot. Not knowing good experimental design doesn't make someone an idiot.
by leorocky 12y ago
> Hence, I really, really hope the author is just an idiot.
Not knowing good experimental design doesn't make someone an idiot.
- kiyoto 12y agoI agree. Not knowing anything does not make anyone an idiot. Not realizing that you do not know something, however, kind of does.
- leorocky 12y agoIf "unknown unknowns"[1] make people idiots then everyone is an idiot and the term is neither an insult nor meaningful. Likely there's some other reason you have for wanting to use a mean and angry word that you haven't articulated well. What you describe in your original comment is probably just the Dunning–Kruger[2] effect. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_known_knowns https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_are_known_knowns [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
- kiyoto 12y agoIt might be a case of the Dunning-Kruger effect. Either way, I am willing to concede that I misused the term (perhaps I am the one being an idiot here). I am still surprised that the blog post got published on Uber's blog though.