True. All this has made me want to read a book-length treatment of the 1918-1919 pandemic. The lived experience of a fast moving global pandemic had completely receded from our own understanding until this came along.
When one is tempted to invoke the Dunning-Kruger effect to dismiss those with whom they disagree, that is precisely when one should be most circumspect in their own opinions. It’s a silly look to say everyone has cognitive biases except me. It’s the nature of Dunning-Kruger that subjectively it gives you no information about how poorly you’ve estimated your own ability.
People may feel we live in unique times, but yet again, not much has changed since 1919.