Unskilled and Unaware of It

o_someoldguy · 08-22-2005, 08:16 PM

This describes many internent posters, eh?

http://www.phule.net/mirrors/unskilled-and-unaware.html

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Unskilled and Unaware of It: How Difficulties in Recognizing One's Own Incompetence Lead to Inflated Self-Assessments

People tend to hold overly favorable views of their abilities in many social and intellectual domains. The authors suggest that this overestimation occurs, in part, because people who are unskilled in these domains suffer a dual burden: Not only do these people reach erroneous conclusions and make unfortunate choices, but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.

o_travis dane · 08-22-2005, 08:34 PM

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but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.

What? You really have to be mentally retarded to not realise your own mistakes. Mostly people simply don't want to admit they were somehow wrong. Interesting story, but it doesn't really apply on most posters out there.

o_fisheye · 08-22-2005, 10:01 PM

it sounds more like the stupider a person is, the less likely they are to see it.

o_|404|innoc-tpf- · 08-22-2005, 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Travis Dane

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but their incompetence robs them of the metacognitive ability to realize it.

What? You really have to be mentally retarded to not realise your own mistakes. Mostly people simply don't want to admit they were somehow wrong. Interesting story, but it doesn't really apply on most posters out there.

Must.......resist.......pointing.......out......th e.....irony......

*dies*

o_travis dane · 08-22-2005, 11:18 PM

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Must.......resist.......pointing.......out......th e.....irony......

*dies*

Was waiting for you to post something in that general direction. Glad to see you lived up to my expectations.

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it sounds more like the stupider a person is, the less likely they are to see it.

Depends on how you define stupid.

o_skanky butterpuss · 08-23-2005, 12:20 AM

depends on in what language "stupider" is a word...

o_binarylife · 08-23-2005, 01:35 AM

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depends on in what language "stupider" is a word...

English

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=Stupider

I recently got into an argument with a friend at work over stupider not being a word. We found several dictionaries which proved otherwise. Sorry, but he's correct.

Circuitous · 08-23-2005, 01:53 AM

That's the big problem with English. It's a stupid language. The more of it you learn, the more confusing it gets. I feel sorry for people that have to learn it after coming from simpler languages (like the romance languages).

I don't mind it, though. Probably just used to it.

o_frenchtoast · 08-23-2005, 02:40 AM

The biggest problem with English is that it keeps getting more and more retarded. I bet a few years ago you wouldn't have found stupider in the dictionary.

The English language, at this point, is marking the downfall of all civilisation. Example; The New Oxford Dictionary contains "bootylicious".

Does anyone else feel like we all just got knocked down a few notches?

o_leetard · 08-23-2005, 05:39 AM

I feel it.

And yeah, I feel bad for foreigners having to learn English. So much slang. So much laziness.

o_drtom · 08-23-2005, 06:37 AM

what i hate is how americans say addicting instead of addictive, its just WRNG and ANNOYING and i very much HATE it !

o_fresh · 08-23-2005, 07:04 AM

i dont give a fucking about this psycho bullshit coz im fucking l337.

Circuitous · 08-23-2005, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by drtom

what i hate is how americans say addicting instead of addictive, its just WRNG and ANNOYING and i very much HATE it !

If something is actively giving you an addiction to it, it's addicting. Ta-da. Now shut up.

o_salty milkshake · 08-23-2005, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by drtom

what i hate is how americans say addicting instead of addictive, its just WRNG and ANNOYING and i very much HATE it !

I did not know that, that's just plain wrong!! Shame on you guys!!

o_kam · 08-23-2005, 10:20 AM

Addicting sounds retarded :/

o_general levy · 08-23-2005, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by FrenchToast

The biggest problem with English is that it keeps getting more and more retarded. I bet a few years ago you wouldn't have found stupider in the dictionary.

The English language, at this point, is marking the downfall of all civilisation. Example; The New Oxford Dictionary contains "bootylicious".

Does anyone else feel like we all just got knocked down a few notches?

that's your best post ever mate

totally agree.

o_darknight · 08-23-2005, 12:20 PM

Chav is now a real English word...

/me slits wrists.

o_robg · 08-23-2005, 12:32 PM

What's worse it that in the US you "write" someone rather than "write to" them. Grrr.

And guys: language evolves. We won't like it because it's changing after we've learned it. But it'll happen anyway. If it didn't we'd all still be speaking in Chaucerisms.

And swich a thing, God woot, noon desireth.

Oh yeah, Chaucer used the word woot. Perhaps we are regressing after all

o_fisheye · 08-23-2005, 01:50 PM

the one that pisses me off most atm, is how a lot of english people have come to use 'of' instead of 'have'. it's as if they've never been told that 'should've' is a contraction of 'should have', and when they try to 'speak proper' as they say, they end up sounding retarded.

o_salty milkshake · 08-23-2005, 02:01 PM

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Oh yeah, Chaucer used the word woot.

Only to describe the sound of the approaching constabulary.

08-23-2005, 01:53 AM	#8
Circuitous Useless Retired FF Staff Join Date: Jun 2005 Class/Position: D Soldier, O Scout Gametype: AvD Posts Rated Helpful 9 Times	That's the big problem with English. It's a stupid language. The more of it you learn, the more confusing it gets. I feel sorry for people that have to learn it after coming from simpler languages (like the romance languages). I don't mind it, though. Probably just used to it. __________________ Look at all those dead links.

08-22-2005, 10:01 PM	#3
o_fisheye Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	it sounds more like the stupider a person is, the less likely they are to see it.

08-23-2005, 12:20 AM	#6
o_skanky butterpuss Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Tampon, FL Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	depends on in what language "stupider" is a word...

08-23-2005, 02:40 AM	#9
o_frenchtoast Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Markham, Ontario, Canada! Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	The biggest problem with English is that it keeps getting more and more retarded. I bet a few years ago you wouldn't have found stupider in the dictionary. The English language, at this point, is marking the downfall of all civilisation. Example; The New Oxford Dictionary contains "bootylicious". Does anyone else feel like we all just got knocked down a few notches?

08-23-2005, 05:39 AM	#10
o_leetard Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: MN Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	I feel it. And yeah, I feel bad for foreigners having to learn English. So much slang. So much laziness.

08-23-2005, 06:37 AM	#11
o_drtom Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	what i hate is how americans say addicting instead of addictive, its just WRNG and ANNOYING and i very much HATE it !

08-23-2005, 07:04 AM	#12
o_fresh Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brum. Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	i dont give a fucking about this psycho bullshit coz im fucking l337.

08-23-2005, 10:20 AM	#15
o_kam Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melbourne Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Addicting sounds retarded :/

08-23-2005, 12:20 PM	#17
o_darknight Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Yorkshire Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	Chav is now a real English word... /me slits wrists.

08-23-2005, 12:32 PM	#18
o_robg Join Date: May 2005 Location: Nottingham Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	What's worse it that in the US you "write" someone rather than "write to" them. Grrr. And guys: language evolves. We won't like it because it's changing after we've learned it. But it'll happen anyway. If it didn't we'd all still be speaking in Chaucerisms. And swich a thing, God woot, noon desireth. Oh yeah, Chaucer used the word woot. Perhaps we are regressing after all

08-23-2005, 01:50 PM	#19
o_fisheye Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts Rated Helpful 0 Times	the one that pisses me off most atm, is how a lot of english people have come to use 'of' instead of 'have'. it's as if they've never been told that 'should've' is a contraction of 'should have', and when they try to 'speak proper' as they say, they end up sounding retarded.

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