There's a phenomenon that looks like Dunning-Kruger but is not... the false confidence of an alternative reality.
It's harder to beat. Especially when normie reality is increasingly indistinguishable from the supposed crackpot fringe.
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Would narcissistic personality disorder fall under this? It’s notoriously hard to beat. In fact, the only winning move is not to play IME.
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It's easier to believe (and argue from) an internally consistent but untrue narrative about a subject/life/the world than having to navigate the pitfalls and nuances of reality



