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When did Pete turn into such an a**hole?!
Maenad:
While I understand the whole MMM shtick, this reads really bad: https://twitter.com/mrmoneymustache/status/1216782900739207170?s=19
--- Quote ---If you that the world is comprised mostly of idiots, the "problem" might just be that you are unusually smart.
Is this something to whine about, or do you use the good fortune to embark upon a pleasant and benevolent life of kicking ass in the fields of your choice?
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My own experience is that if you honestly think you're surrounded by idiots, the problem is that you are an arrogant SOB who isn't nearly as smart as you think you are and need a few hard facepunches of humility.
I thought he was better than this.
ixtap:
--- Quote from: Maenad on January 20, 2020, 07:59:31 AM ---While I understand the whole MMM shtick, this reads really bad: https://twitter.com/mrmoneymustache/status/1216782900739207170?s=19
--- Quote ---If you that the world is comprised mostly of idiots, the "problem" might just be that you are unusually smart.
Is this something to whine about, or do you use the good fortune to embark upon a pleasant and benevolent life of kicking ass in the fields of your choice?
--- End quote ---
My own experience is that if you honestly think you're surrounded by idiots, the problem is that you are an arrogant SOB who isn't nearly as smart as you think you are and need a few hard facepunches of humility.
I thought he was better than this.
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I love the typos in this arrogant post about being better than everyone else best.
I am not sure what gave you the idea he was better than this, what with the consumer sucka language and all. It is the forums that are (generally) better than this, not the figure behind them.
FrugalToque:
--- Quote from: Maenad on January 20, 2020, 07:59:31 AM ---While I understand the whole MMM shtick, this reads really bad: https://twitter.com/mrmoneymustache/status/1216782900739207170?s=19
--- Quote ---If you that the world is comprised mostly of idiots, the "problem" might just be that you are unusually smart.
Is this something to whine about, or do you use the good fortune to embark upon a pleasant and benevolent life of kicking ass in the fields of your choice?
--- End quote ---
My own experience is that if you honestly think you're surrounded by idiots, the problem is that you are an arrogant SOB who isn't nearly as smart as you think you are and need a few hard facepunches of humility.
I thought he was better than this.
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This is in keeping with his general attitude: Don't whine about the misbehaviour of others, just do your best to be better and try to be a good example.
Having known him a while, I don't find this out of step with his character and can totally imagine him saying this. If I can explain it to you a little better:
"Should you discover that everyone around you seems to be really bad at something, really stupid in implementing some part of the lives, don't despair. Don't freak out and get melodramatic at the state of humanity. Instead, realise that this is a place where you can outshine others."
Doing this financially is the foundation of Mustachiainism.
If you study the Dunning-Kruger effect, you'll see that there's a pretty hard line between, "Stupid people who think they're smart" and "Smart people who don't realise how smart they are".
So if you find yourself thinking, "I know all about this subject! I'm an expert!", then you probably aren't.
If you find yourself thinking, "I'm not that well versed in this area, but everyone around me is SUPER ignorant about it", then you probably actually know the field really well.
TL;DR: Thinking you're smart means you aren't. Thinking every else is dumb means you're smart.
Toque.
specialkayme:
--- Quote from: FrugalToque on January 20, 2020, 01:03:31 PM ---TL;DR: Thinking you're smart means you aren't. Thinking every else is dumb means you're smart.
Toque.
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I've read your post about four times, and I'm not sure how you're coming to this conclusion.
My understanding of the Dunning-Kruger Effect is that it has to do with your own personal biases as it relates to your own abilities. It has nothing to do with understating your own abilities as a reflection of those around you.
I can see the first point, that thinking you're smart means you aren't. I don't know that I agree with it, but I can see how you think it might be true (I've worked with dozens of geniuses or near geniuses that knew they were the smartest person in the room). But I have no idea how you came to the conclusion that thinking others around you are dumb makes you smart (I've seen countless times that people have walked into a courtroom, surrounded by incredibly smart attorneys, expert witnesses, judges, and clerks, and the person that dropped out of 7th grade because it was "stupid" equally believes everyone else in that room is an absolute moron).
In my opinion, if you think everyone around you is dumb, you're greatly underestimating the people around you, and will likely get called out on your shit rather quickly.
Model96:
Semantics.
Ultimately the challenge is there.......be a whinger or become a better person through your (right or wrong) perceptions!
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