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[–] matlag@sh.itjust.works 37 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Yeah but science can be proven wrong an change over time, while my beliefs and biases are forever!"

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[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 65 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Wait until they learn about XXY, XYY, and XO individuals.

[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 58 points 2 days ago (1 children)

There hugs AND kisses people?

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[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 27 points 2 days ago

I swear I was learning about extra X and Y in high school 20 years ago and that studies (at the time) were showing correlation between different traits displayed by effected people. Just that alone shows incredible gender fluidity.

So where we are, 20 years later, you’d think we’d have a better understanding within society but instead somehow it’s literally regressed since then.

[–] AbnormalHumanBeing@lemmy.abnormalbeings.space 57 points 2 days ago (3 children)

While this is very funny, and definitely representative of a sort of ignorance/arrogance commonly found in ideologues - I recently learned that most people talking about the effect have, in fact, been Dunning-Krugering themselves.

Insightful video on the topic.

What most people expect the effect to look like:

What the actual results were:

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[–] psoul@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Can I get a T shirt that says “I have Dunning-Krueger and your Phd looks cute”? I just have a lot of BS to share and I don’t want to be sorry about it.

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[–] LongLive@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)
[–] Tibi@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think it's sus that a Math Lecturer decides to post an article about philosophy and then doesn't describe any of the steps he took. The article basically just says i did a thing, but doesnt explain what he did/how to reproduce the result... On the other hand, philosophy is a field with many wrong conclusions and the like, so it is believable. But again in my eyes it's not proven, since it's just 'one guy' saying something and not replicated nor reproduced.

Edit after replied comment edit: The second article you linked (actually the first in the post) changes my believe about the dunning-kruger effect. Thank you for sharing!

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[–] F_OFF_Reddit@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's the fallacy of authority

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[–] Zzyzx@lemmy.blahaj.zone 32 points 2 days ago (2 children)

You know how a bunch of villains are Dr. So-and-So? I bet it's dealing with morons talking about your area of expertise that leads to one's villain era.

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