Modest people may demur when asked if they're good at something, but if you ask who's better than them, they can't bring themselves to lie.
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It would fail in Dunning-Kruger cases, but those you can usually detect anyway.
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I was just being snarky, but you took the time to answer thoughtfully. Thanks. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect?wprov=sfla1 …pic.twitter.com/kF0A4RpsSV
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Who's better at being Paul Graham?
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Michel de Montaigne made much the same point in the 16th century.
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Can you find the quote? I'd be very interested to see what he said.
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Yes, certainly. I'm far from my copy of his essays at the moment, but will cite him properly as soon as I can.
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I believe the key passage belongs to his essay "On Practice." But I must trust to memory for this, and may be wrong.
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I don't see one with that title...
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It's in Book 2. I am referring to the Penguin edition of the complete essays, translated by Screetch.
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Will they always know someone who they think might be better?
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No. That's the point of this method. If they're really good, they won't be able to say truthfully that anyone is better.
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Love this. It's a great Bayesian mimicry test ... https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2016/12/batesian-mimicry/ … a good example of the next question https://www.farnamstreetblog.com/2015/09/two-types-of-knowledge/ …
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The modest folks will have a list. Modesty means you know what's up above, not so much down below. Pride is other way round.
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...or just ask to explain what they do. Usually those who good at something can explain the most complex things in simple words.
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Say you ask "Who's at least as good as you". What will the answers tell you?
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