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I'm newish here.

I never properly introduced myself. I'm Yana from Canada. That's a lot of 'A's, eh? Anyway, hey! 🙋‍♀️

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DunningKruger · 61-69, M

Hi, Yana.

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@DunningKruger Hello, Dunning

DunningKruger · 61-69, M

@SW-User I'm Richard. Pleased to meet you.

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@DunningKruger Likewise. Who's Dunning?

DunningKruger · 61-69, M

@SW-User You've never heard of the Dunning-Kruger Effect, I take it? The idea is that some people with limited knowledge or experience in a given field seriously overestimate their abilities in that field; basically, they're too dumb to recognize how dumb they are.

I thought it was an appropriate user name.

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@DunningKruger Something like Murphy's law: where people rise to the height of their incompetence?

DunningKruger · 61-69, M

@SW-User That's the Peter Principle. Murphy's Law is that if something can go wrong, it will.

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@DunningKruger I'm glad you explained these things. I'm learning.