@Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 2 months agothe young always think they have all the right answers but THIS eventually happenslemmy.worldimagemessage-square32arrow-up1324
arrow-up1324imagethe young always think they have all the right answers but THIS eventually happenslemmy.world@Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square32
minus-square@hansolo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 months agoMy Dad quoted this a few times, until he finally realized how incredibly untrue this can be when he falls for too many online scams.
minus-square@hansolo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoDads that quote this are engaging in a form of Dunning-Kruger effect. Often they aren’t self-aware enough to realize that if you have to say you’re so smart, it often means you ain’t that smart.
My Dad quoted this a few times, until he finally realized how incredibly untrue this can be when he falls for too many online scams.
I don’t think that’s the point.
Dads that quote this are engaging in a form of Dunning-Kruger effect. Often they aren’t self-aware enough to realize that if you have to say you’re so smart, it often means you ain’t that smart.