Why Do Stupid People Think They're Smart? The Dunning Kruger Effect (animated)

The Dunning-Kruger effect can be observed during talent shows like American Idol. The auditions are usually filled with a variety of good and bad singers. The ones who are bad at it, almost never realize how bad they really are.

Low ability people do not possess the skills needed to recognize their own incompetence or lack of knowledge. Their poor self-awareness leads them to overestimate their own capabilities.

However when you become more knowledgeable about a certain topic, that confidence falls. Only when you start to reach above average skill, is when the your confidence about a certain topic starts to pick up again.

But why? Why does being less skilled make you more confident in your abilities?

#dunningkrugereffect #cognitivebias #stupidpeople

[SifGuguk]

"Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience." - Mark Twain

mark twain was right

[maxwhelio]

This reminds me about how it is hard to win an argument with a smart person but impossible to win one with a dumb one

[mjlvnv]

My mom used to say that stupid people think they know everything, smart people know they don’t

[shannonchurchill]

“The problem with the world is that ignorant people are confident, and intelligent people are cautious”

[KenPotter]

It’s hard to win an argument with a smart person, but it’s damn near impossible to win an argument with a stupid person. - Bill Murray

[paul_-]

YouTube algorithm out here roasting the hell out of everyone.

[ALLCAPS]

“The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.”

― Charles Bukowski

[whatnow]

The more I know, the more I realize I know nothing.
-Socrates

[sharkgames]

In the words of Patric Star: “Dumb people are just blissfully unaware of how dumb they really are.”

[chip]

“If you’re dumb, you’re too dumb to know you’re dumb.”
- the smart beb.

[garybush]

“Anyone can fall victim to the Dunning Kruger effect.” Not me. I’m smarter than everyone else.

[bunionl]

"Never argue with an idiot. They will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience." -Mark Twain

[cuypz]

Being stupid is like being dead. It's only painful to others.

[notilluminati]

The Dunning Kruger Effect sounds extremely relevant to social media opinions.

[praestoe]

“The more you know, the more you know you don't know.”
― Aristotle

[Telesonics]

The smaller your world. the more you overestimate your significance to it.

[liamduggan]

“Incredibly misinformed and mistaken” what a nice way to call someone stupid

[humter]

“It’s challenging to win an argument with a genius, but it’s impossible to win an argument with an idiot”

[capo]

That’s why “arguing with a genius is difficult, but arguing with an idiot is impossible”

[watchyoursix]

This is so eye-opening. When I was teenager, I thought I knew everything (because I didn't know much at all). It wasn't until I was in my early 20s that I realized that I didn't know sh*t (because I was learning more about the real world). Every day, there's something new to learn. And even if you're very knowledgeable in something, there's always someone more knowledgeable. Stay humble.