You’re probably overestimating how well you understand Dunning-Kruger — LessWrong
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Content Note: Trolling • I The popular conception of Dunning-Kruger is something along the lines of “some people are too dumb to know they’re dumb,…
x You’re probably overestimating how well you understand Dunning-Kruger — LessWrong Rationality World Modeling Frontpage 2025 Top Fifty: 14 % 244 You’re probably overestimating how well you understand Dunning-Kruger by abstractapplic 29th Sep 2025 4 min read 25 244 Content Note: Trolling I The popular conception of Dunning-Kruger is something along the lines of “some people are too dumb to know they’re dumb, and end up thinking they’re smarter than smart people” . This version is popularized in endless articles and videos, as well as in graphs like the one below. Usually I'd credit the creator
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