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RivieraKid on April 11, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Memories of Steve

Why is the DK effect mentioned in every second thread here?

ForHackernews on April 11, 2014 [–]

Because it's a fancy scientific-sounding way for nerds to look down on those stupid jocks who are so dumb they don't even know how dumb they are and thereby buoy our foundering sense of self-esteem.

api on April 12, 2014 | [–]

It's also thrown out as a red herring pretty often around here.

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