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The Confidence of the Wrong

Why the most dangerous people are the ones who don’t know they’re wrong and never stop talking.

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Inkblot Republic
Aug 11, 2025
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The Dunning–Kruger effect is simple, yet brutal:

The less someone knows, the more likely they are to overestimate their knowledge. The truly skilled tend to underestimate themselves. It’s not just…

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