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I quoted Shakespeare because I admire him deeply and felt that my thoughts on the matter were relevant. But the two statements are fundamentally different IMHO
by atmosx 12y ago
I quoted Shakespeare because I admire him deeply and felt that my thoughts on the matter were relevant.
But the two statements are fundamentally different IMHO:
- Shakespeare writes of wisdom which comes in form of doubt. Only the wise men allow doubt into the conversation, hence their stance towards other parties is not aggressive and absolute, but rather flexible.
- The Dunning-Kruger effect, refers to personal biases of two categories.
However, I might be a little over-pedantic here, because comparing a study with a theatrical play can not be done in a straight way :-)
- Swizec 12y ago> However, I might be a little over-pedantic here, because comparing a study with a theatrical play can not be done in a straight way :-) Don't worry, this is HackerNews, discussion among nerds of the highest form. Pedantry is what we do. I think that while Shakespeare said it more poetically, he is essentially talking about the same thing. Perhaps Dunning-Kruger is more to the point and matter of fact, but it is the same thing. The expert speaks with doubt (because they know that there's so much more to know about a subject), and the fool speaks with certainty (because they do not know). So maybe Shakespeare is describing half of Dunning-Kruger?