IMO Dunning-Krueger has become such a cliche that it’s more refreshing to _not_ read a reference to it in a piece where one could’ve been made. Kinda like quantum mechanics and that stupid cat in a box.
Agreed. In a bit of an ironic twist, the various folks I've encountered falling victim to the Dunning-Kreuger effect are themselves often eager to accuse others of being subject to it, as a sort of preemptive defense mechanism when an actual expert inevitably starts deconstructing the misinformation coming from the imitator.