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there's a dangerous moment of moral hazard in learning about a topic where you know enough to phone it in and fool 90% of even informed people, but not enough to add any value... a lot of people settle into that zone. It's like the grifter side of imposter syndrome
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Imposter syndrome: Oh shit, I don't know enough to add value, what if someone finds out? Grifter syndrome: Oh shit, I don't know enough to add value, but looks like I can get them to pay anyway!
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It's related to, but not the same thing as, Dunning-Kruger effect. Happens at the same stage of the learning curve, but the D-K clueless typically don't realize there's more to know/learn and stall out due to lack of aptitude
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So with Dunning-Kruger you don't know what you don't know — but with grifter syndrome you don't *care* what you don't know, as long as you get paid?
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These people are the bottom layer of the Sociopath strata of Gervais Theory pyramid. They realize that the reality of the Clueless is theater, but devote themselves to working the lights and curtains, ushering people into seats, etc.
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