This looks like a very uncharitable interpretation of the pop version of Dunning-Krugger. For one, people who use an explanation like that pretty much always ta

This looks like a very uncharitable interpretation of the pop version of Dunning-Krugger. For one, people who use an explanation like that pretty much always talk about unskilled individuals in particular. I might be projecting but it seems like a more charitable interpretation of what they are saying would be 'The less someone knows about a subject, the more they [overestimate what] they know' which is roughly correct.