A scientific study discovered the Dunning Kruger effect ist actually kind of nonsense in the form it is known by the general public. People like to think they are better than "the average" in general, no matter how good or bad they actually are.

Read the full article: https://theconversation.com/debunking-the-dunning-kruger-effect-the-least-skilled-people-know-how-much-they-dont-know-but-everyone-thinks-they-are-better-than-average-195527

Quite the irony the Dunning Kruger study overestimated its results. xD

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Debunking the Dunning-Kruger effect – the least skilled people know how much they don’t know, but everyone thinks they are better than average

The idea that the least skilled are the most unaware of their incompetency is pervasive in science and pop culture. But a new analysis of the data shows that the Dunning-Kruger effect may not be true.

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