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[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 60 points 1 day 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.

[–] Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Neil deGrasse Tyson and literally anything other than astrophysics

[–] smeenz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 hour ago

And sometimes also astrophysics

[–] bradd@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago

They can also on their subject.

Yeah, both sides are wrong here.

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

I guees it needs (relevant) inserted?