New canonical example of the Dunning–Kruger Effect just dropped.

The ReplyGuy-ism and sense of entitlement — Vance thinks he's owed the opportunity to a "debate" about theology with the Pope, or that he can school the Pope on religious doctrine — is breathtaking.

#DunningKrugerEffect #USPol #Vance #JDVance #ReplyGuy

Mansplaining ~ C. Napier

#mansplaining #talkischeap #dunningkrugereffect #comicart #thetracer

Real people share 17 red flags that expose someone trying to appear wiser than they actually are

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/people-share-17-signs-of-low-intelligence-that-immediately-raise-red-flags-about-how-smart-someone-is

How do you know someone is intelligent? Here are 15 'subtle signs' they're very smart.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/15-subtle-signs-someone-is-intelligent-ex1

PsyPost: Sycophantic chatbots inflate people’s perceptions that they are “better than average”. “Results of three experiments indicate that sycophantic AI chatbots inflate people’s perceptions that they are ‘better than average’ on a number of desirable traits. Furthermore, participants viewed sycophantic chatbots as unbiased, but viewed disagreeable chatbots as highly biased. The paper […]

PsyPost: Users of generative AI struggle to accurately assess their own competence. “New research provides evidence that using artificial intelligence to complete tasks can improve a person’s performance while simultaneously distorting their ability to assess that performance accurately.”

Philosophy expert shares Aristotle's simple way to know if you have a 'great mind'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/philosophy-expert-shares-aristotle-s-simple-way-to-know-if-you-have-a-great-mind

PsyPost: Personalization algorithms create an illusion of competence, study finds. “The findings provide evidence that when algorithms tailor information to a user’s behavior, that user may develop a biased understanding of the subject while simultaneously feeling overconfident in their inaccurate knowledge.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/12/07/psypost-personalization-algorithms-create-an-illusion-of-competence-study-finds/