Have you noticed how many online social media experts are out there? I think in Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are where you find the most.
Nowadays is difficult to find anyone who is not on social media. In my opinion, the conspiracist theorists and purveyors of misinformation have given social media a bad name. They have made it harder for the true experts to spread correct information.
There's a recognized term for this -- the Dunning-Kruger effect. It's described here -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
ReplyDeleteI see this so frequently online. At first it dismayed me, as it does you, but then I realized it's just another instance of stupidity.
Thanks for the link!
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