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7:16 this perspective adds layers to the dunning-Kruger effect - not just a simple case of thinking “you are better than you are” but more complex interplay of cognition awareness and learning that impacts how we judge our abilities and specific areas. This video has been a great deep dive!
The real paradox of being self aware ties into being aware of the actual state of the world and that the world is meaningless and uncaring that we humans are what apply meaning to it. That any applied meaning is actually worthless because of those things. Eventually one can figure out that joy and happiness are internal things and stop looking outside in the world for them and that this is actually be best way to be. (and find others that do the same to quietly spend time with.)
The first time a person is self-aware, they see a person who hasn't been self-aware their whole life. But the more they rely on it, the more beautiful they can become. It's like constantly standing in front of a body-length mirror. You'll notice your hair is greasy or your clothes are wrinkled, etc. but that will make you want to fix yourself. Taking a good look at yourself is where it all begins...
Self-awareness in the beginning is a hinderance. Slowly and over time it becomes what we call as an ever ticking moral compass that makes us look at life a little differently. We still are aware of the other side of the coin but we tend to become more one with nature and everything around. You can exist and feel and still not react and this changes to a rather powerful instrument.
You can see this in politicians, and bureaucrats where people with good language skills assume, and magnify having this one skill to assume skills in other fields. This creates a dissonance in themselves, and they can become aggressively nasty when others challenge their personal assumptions as false beliefs.
Very interesting. I (think) I deal with this dunning-kruger effect daily in my work where I do social work with people that have various disabilities. I often get challenged by someone thinking they could do my job and vice versa I sometimes think: 'how am I able to do this job myself'. There is also a popular saying about "fake it 'till you make it", how would that relate to the dunning-kruger effect?
The saying “faking it till you make it” (my interpretation) suggests that by displaying confidence and behaving as though you’re competent, eventually you’ll grow into that role as you gain the skills and experience needed. I think it can overlap with the dunning-kruger effect but I believe the difference lies in intent and awareness. “Faking it” can can be effective when someone is aware of what they still need to learn and is actively working toward improvement. I think the danger comes when someone’s “faking it” leads to genuine overconfidence without any effort to bridge those gaps - which is the core of the dunning-kruger effect. I think the key here is to balance confidence with humility and a willingness to learn ❤
i grew up in Australia. For me the information that swans could be white was a huge deal... i thought they were only black. This is crucial understanding the way two cultures communicate. when they perceive the world with different information, then they will form different perceptions. Thus Communication between such cultures is impossible until one manages to learn about the other culture to an extent that the other culture is normal.
