What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010)

Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by internetslave on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @03:21PM (#26797682)

What’s the name for the effect of people always bringing up the dunning kruger effect like it’s the answer to everything? I can’t go a day without reading about it

Seems like this and bloom filters. Constantly on HN. Both mostly useless

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by function_seven on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @06:04PM (#26799941)

I like to think of these things as "in the know" retorts. Things that the writer appear to think are novel concepts, but we've seen them so many times that they're not.

* Dunning-Kruger

* That xkcd 10,000 People comic[0] (Getting meta in my own comment!)

* "HR is not your friend"

* "Corporations only goal is to increase share price"

* "You're the product"

I'm sure I could name another dozen or so if I had the inclination.

[0] https://xkcd.com/1053/

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by burnished on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:34PM (#26798876)

What if its that thing where when you learn about something it seems like its suddenly everywhere, except it was always there, you're just noticing it now?

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by Trufa on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:37PM (#26798923)

Baader–Meinhof phenomenon :)

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by alasdair_ on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:46PM (#26799026)

I keep seeing references to the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon all over the place lately...

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by Maursault on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @08:53PM (#26801671)

This could be coincidence, synchronicity or déjà vu, unless it's merely hilarious. Because if seeing the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon everywhere is in fact the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, then it becomes recursive. I'm guessing it is hilarious.

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by reducesuffering on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @06:46PM (#26800437)

I'm losing track of all the references to scientist named phenomena: Baader-Meinhof, Dunning-Kruger, Gell-Mann Amnesia, etc.

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by yesenadam on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @05:34AM (#26804803)

It seems the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon wasn't named by or after scientists, if that's what you meant.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Army_Faction

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frequency_illusion

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by seattle_spring on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @09:03PM (#26801767)

There's gotta be a scientist-named phenomena for that.

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by DonHopkins on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:06AM (#26804989)

What is it called when somebody asks you to describe in single words only the good things that come to mind about your mother, and you shoot them?

The Voight-Kampff effect.

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by DonHopkins on Wednesday April 14, 2021 @06:10AM (#26805012)

The Plate of Shrimp Effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRJ5cCP0ZPE&ab_channel=Movie...

The more you drive, the less intelligent you are.

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by ctcherry on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @04:36PM (#26798906)

The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

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Re:What the Dunning-Kruger effect is and isn’t (2010) by michaelcampbell on Tuesday April 13, 2021 @07:07PM (#26800648)

I'm thankful, honestly, that those crowded out the weekly wonderous new battery technology discovered that will revolutionize everything.

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