Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agothe young always think they have all the right answers but THIS eventually happenslemmy.worldimagemessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1325arrow-down120
arrow-up1305arrow-down1imagethe young always think they have all the right answers but THIS eventually happenslemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squarehansolo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·5 days agoMy Dad quoted this a few times, until he finally realized how incredibly untrue this can be when he falls for too many online scams.
minus-squareterminhell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·3 days agoI don’t think that’s the point.
minus-squarehansolo@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoDads that quote this are engaging in a form of Dunning-Kruger effect. Often they aren’t self-aware enough to realize that if you have to say you’re so smart, it often means you ain’t that smart.
My Dad quoted this a few times, until he finally realized how incredibly untrue this can be when he falls for too many online scams.
I don’t think that’s the point.
Dads that quote this are engaging in a form of Dunning-Kruger effect. Often they aren’t self-aware enough to realize that if you have to say you’re so smart, it often means you ain’t that smart.