tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post1352344997239215656..comments2024-01-16T03:42:46.705-05:00Comments on The Downward Spiral: A Nation of Idiot SavantsBill Hickshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17551954408189665078noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-13842899487109584712012-10-12T23:47:41.030-04:002012-10-12T23:47:41.030-04:00Whoa, there's a name for it? Damn, I have the...Whoa, there's a name for it? Damn, I have the same problem, but it's more left brain, right brain. <br />Maybe both parties could just merge into the TOP or Tired Old Party and compete mano a mano with what passes for the rest of the competition. Green, Justice, Peace and Freedom, Libertarian, and whatever could all show up for a Republican style elimination debacle and Grover Norquist could be the moderator, after which he would be renditioned to Serbia.<br />gravedaycentralscrewtinizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03404913280254786506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862216000300765627.post-42409152893068757422012-10-11T09:22:39.491-04:002012-10-11T09:22:39.491-04:00Enh? I thought BD got his leg blown off in Iraq. T...Enh? I thought BD got his leg blown off in Iraq. That's when he stopped wearing his helmet ...<br /><br />Anyway, the phenomenon of stupid people believing themselves (much) smarter than they are, while intelligent people tend to believe themselves not as smart as they are, is known as the Dunning-Kruger Effect ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect ). Just referencing the wiki there, but I did read the academic article some years ago ...kingsnakenoreply@blogger.com