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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 55 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

To be fair, a Person with a PhD still can have Dunning-Kruger on other subjects.

Ben Carson is a great Neurosurgeon, but dumbass on politics.

[–] bradd@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago

They can also on their subject.

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 5 points 15 hours ago

I guees it needs (relevant) inserted?

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 6 hours ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson and literally anything other than astrophysics

Yeah, both sides are wrong here.

Dunning-Kruger is bad, but so is credentialism and appeal to authority.