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Anyone else remember the bank robber covered with lemon juice who believed they were invisible to cameras?
I think that guy inspired Dunning and Kruger to write their paper.
No. Dunning-Kruger effect has nothing to do with being a moron. It just demonstrates the inability to judge your performance if you're inexpierenced in the test field.
"Idiots do dumb shit" would hardly be worth a research paper.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/12688660_Unskilled_and_Unaware_of_It_How_Difficulties_in_Recognizing_One's_Own_Incompetence_Lead_to_Inflated_Self-Assessments thanks for your participation, he's mentioned in the original paper
The irony in my reply is almost poetic then lol
What a perfect thing to test at home first. Amazing