I can't let go of “The Dunning-Kruger Effect is Autocorrelation”

[andersource]

http://andersource.dev/2022/04/19/dk-autocorrelation.html

[andersource]

Mostly in reaction to this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31036800

[db48x → andersource]

Thanks for putting that into words. I too read the autocorrelation article but I couldn’t explain why I thought it was mistaken.

[ComradePhil]

Maybe it is true to some extent but the mechanism is different: maybe those who have low self-esteem work harder to be more competent than those who are comfortable with what they know.