D-K is real. The graphs he points out literally supports it.
What the author says is:
In any case, the effect certainly isn’t that the more people know, the less they think they know.
And he's right; the data he shows does not demonstrate that. The more talented people in those plots, at worst, think they know as much as the less talented.
What the graphs do demonstrate is that the less talented people consistently overestimate their ability, whereas the most talented people underestimate. So what's actually negatively correlated isn't actual knowledge and perceived knowledge, it's actual knowledge and the gap between actual knowledge and perceived knowledge.
In conclusion,
Personally, I'm getting sick of this kind of uber-skeptic mentality that's popular here and on reddit. I think there's something ego gratifying for the INTJ male about being this loud-mouth contrarian who tells everyone they're wrong.
What the author says is: In any case, the effect certainly isn’t that the more people know, the less they think they know. And he's right; the data he shows does not demonstrate that. The more talented people in those plots, at worst, think they know as much as the less talented.
What the graphs do demonstrate is that the less talented people consistently overestimate their ability, whereas the most talented people underestimate. So what's actually negatively correlated isn't actual knowledge and perceived knowledge, it's actual knowledge and the gap between actual knowledge and perceived knowledge.
In conclusion,
Personally, I'm getting sick of this kind of uber-skeptic mentality that's popular here and on reddit. I think there's something ego gratifying for the INTJ male about being this loud-mouth contrarian who tells everyone they're wrong.
Um...