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by fmbb 370 days ago
The Dunning-Kruger effect absolutely also leads to people releasing libraries they should not have and which nobody should use.
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The DK effect only implies that people who know things underestimate their knowledge superiority and people who don't know things underestimate their knowledge inferiority. The popular interpretation that uniformed people think they're informed is not consistent with the DK research.

I don't think DK has anything to do with people releasing libraries that nobody should use.

You could replace ”The Dunning—Kruger effect” with ”ignorance” and the message would stay the same without sounding like you’re trying to prove your own intellect.
I did not choose those words. I merely replied in a thread already on the topic.