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I have met a few geniuses in my time (Original Post) edhopper May 2019 OP
Several years ago now Bettie May 2019 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author klook May 2019 #3
Thanks. Link klook May 2019 #4
I'm terrible at posting links, it never Bettie May 2019 #5
I'm a fucking genius. I clicked on the link... cynatnite May 2019 #6
So true malaise May 2019 #2
The more you know, the more you realize what you don't know... Caliman73 May 2019 #7
Shocking to see people swallow their pride to say he was very calm. Kid Berwyn May 2019 #8
Over half of us believe we are above average in intelligence. keithbvadu2 May 2019 #9

Bettie

(16,128 posts)
1. Several years ago now
Thu May 23, 2019, 06:11 PM
May 2019

there was a study about intelligence. (Article linked is not the one I was looking for, but it works)

[link:https://medium.com/@briaeliza/why-incompetent-people-often-believe-theyre-smarter-than-everyone-else-11cf2217ba5a|

AgentOrange definitely fits as the guy who is incompetent and thinks he's a fucking genius.

Response to Bettie (Reply #1)

Bettie

(16,128 posts)
5. I'm terrible at posting links, it never
Thu May 23, 2019, 10:48 PM
May 2019

quite works for me.

I also can not post pictures here...ever. LOL.

Glad you found and got it to work. I find it really interesting and true in my life. The people who think they are geniuses are generally fairly dim.

Caliman73

(11,744 posts)
7. The more you know, the more you realize what you don't know...
Thu May 23, 2019, 10:55 PM
May 2019

sadly the opposite is often true in that the less you know the more sure you are that you know enough. Currently the Dunning-Kruger effect is a popular topic of discussion as a cognitive bias where people over estimate their competence.

In Trump's case I think that it is overcompensation. He likely compared unfavorably to his siblings and received little to no praise from his parent so he developed the persona of the blowhard that he is to soothe those narcissistic wounds. That mixed with the bias known as Dunning-Kruger and Illusory Superiority.

Kid Berwyn

(14,968 posts)
8. Shocking to see people swallow their pride to say he was very calm.
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:13 AM
May 2019

Trump. Is. Nuts.

Probably another Barr legal strategy.

keithbvadu2

(36,923 posts)
9. Over half of us believe we are above average in intelligence.
Fri May 24, 2019, 12:20 AM
May 2019

Over half of us believe we are above average in intelligence.

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