Re:The Dunning-Kruger Effect Is Probably Not Real
by Spooky23 on Saturday December 26, 2020 @06:31PM
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IMO, like many things interpreted at a surface level, it’s easy to miss the detail.
“Dumb” is the wrong descriptor. If you’ve ever worked in a politicized environment, it’s easy to observe spectacularly talented people who are uniquely unqualified to do whatever they are doing. Those are usually good at something else, and those skills generally allow them to avoid consequences for their incompetence, unless they get unlucky.
Another common scenario you see in business is when attorneys get put in charge of things, or talented salesmen get put into non-sales executive jobs.
“Dumb” is the wrong descriptor. If you’ve ever worked in a politicized environment, it’s easy to observe spectacularly talented people who are uniquely unqualified to do whatever they are doing. Those are usually good at something else, and those skills generally allow them to avoid consequences for their incompetence, unless they get unlucky.
Another common scenario you see in business is when attorneys get put in charge of things, or talented salesmen get put into non-sales executive jobs.