Re: What kind of person was McArthur Wheeler of Dunning-Kruger DK effect infamy?

From	Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com>
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Subject	Re: What kind of person was McArthur Wheeler of Dunning-Kruger DK effect infamy?
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Date	2026-05-06 10:37 +0000
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On May 5, 2026 at 9:41:04 PM MST, "Maria Sophia" wrote
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> Maria Sophia wrote:
>> Remember McArthur Wheeler? The lemon-juice bank robber?
>> He seriously believed that lemon juice made his face invisible.
> 
> The 1st rule of the Dunning-Kruger club is that those in it don't know it.
> 
> Some people have noted they never heard of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
> <https://www.verywellmind.com/an-overview-of-the-dunning-kruger-effect-4160740>

You exemplify it well.

-- 
It's impossible for someone who is at war with themselves to be at peace with you.

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