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The particular statement of Dunning-Kruger used here, always lowers my opinion and expectation of any article it appears in.

I much prefer the version that refers to competence rather than intelligence, because you can have different levels of competence in different fields or skills, and you can learn or forget that competence over time.
posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 5:56 PM on January 3, 2024

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posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 2:12 PM on September 7, 2023

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posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 12:30 PM on August 29, 2023

I used to carry whatever paperback book I was reading with me when I was going to have to stand in line somewhere like the post office.
posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 4:54 PM on July 10, 2023

Solidly in indie-land here. Even the Winchell's I remember growing up became a mom and pop shop back in the 80s (though I think it *might* have been a Yum Yum at some point in between). I just looked it up and it's still there, and still indie.

There are so many ex-Winchell's in the LA/OC area that were picked up by mom-and-pop shops of all kinds that didn't want to spend extra money replacing rounded-triangle the structure of the sign that I considered taking photos and… [more]
posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 4:00 PM on June 2, 2023

These people are so thoroughly cancelled that they got themselves an extended profile in the New Yorker

Yeah, serious "I have been silenced!" energy in it.
posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 5:01 PM on May 23, 2023

Hmm, there probably are a bunch of 12/31/69 birthdays in there where nulls got misread as actual dates
posted to MetaFilter by KelsonV at 4:16 PM on May 19, 2023