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[dreamer_easy]

Behold the Dunning-Kruger Effect: a psychological phenomenon in which folks overestimate their own competence at something, precisely because they lack the competence to correctly judge their own ability.

This plugs right in to the natural but hazardous tendency to trust people who seem confident, regardless of their actual knowledge or skill. (Beware online disputants who make authoritative statements.)

None of us is immune to these fallacies, of course. But when you compare the ravings of fandom with the actual processes of writing or TV production, you'll see the Dunning-Kruger Effect at work!

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[strangedave.livejournal.com]

I knew about the Dunning-Kruger effect (I myself, of course, am confident because I am actually always right), but you are very right that fans talking about TV production is a particularly perfect arena in which to observe in in action.

[catsparx.livejournal.com]

I spent much of my 20s suffering from this effect