Archived Smart people underestimate themselves and ignorant people think theyre brilliant. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Archived Smart people underestimate themselves and ignorant people think theyre brilliant. (en.wikipedia.org)
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[–] AdHomonym ago
I would dig out the rest of the data, but i'm a lil too busy to put it together. So, I can't back it up...
Just a warning to people to be wary... Every journalist fucks this up! It's super easy to misinterpret, because it fits our conception of know-it-alls... but there are just as many know-nothings who are smart enough to keep their mouth shut.
It really is, its on the blog I linked to. It makes sense too. No one labors under the illusion of being good at baseball when they are out on the feild and failing.