Debunking the Dunning-Kruger Effect

Previously discussed here.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12918362

> But according to the work of my colleagues and me, the reality is that very few people are truly unskilled and unaware.

Very few still means enough to regularly find them on the internet. The Dunning-Kruger effect would not be as famous if it wasn't confirmed by real experiences.

Also there's more than "ability" that you can measure/grade like in this study - a frequent phenomenon are people who very confidently say incorrect things, which is more a lack of information or even intentional ignorance in an attempt to feel right. I think this is different from just estimating the score on a test.