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Old 03-26-23, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
It's really sad to see how common this type of behavior is on message boards and in social media. It shows the person saying it actually thinks they made a good point.
It all goes back to what Carlin said- think about how stupid the average person is, and then realize half the people are stupider than that. Many people are too dumb to even realize, upon reflection, that what they said was dumb.
Dunning Kruger Effect. Also, traces of confirmation bias and the backfire effect.
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