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People tend to assume if someone is smart in one thing, they're smart with everything else too.
That's not usually the case.
And also assuming that someone who's not smart in one area is not smart in any area.
Good point I like that answer. Conflating knowledge on a specific topic with general intelligence.
Similarly, people who assume that anyone who struggles with English as a second+ language is an idiot
This one always surprised me
Sure, but without this flaw engineers wouldn’t have any personality at all.
Or if they are rich, they must be smart or a genius, because they got rich while everyone else did not, its further from the truth, since most of these people come from wealth to begin with. adjacent, same goes for these succesful youtubers/streamers/influencers, these top ones we see all the time dint come from rags to riches, they came from being rich or very well off.
Yup this is me and my dad, he's great with handy work and has built numerous homes. I am good with technology and can build a server and make my own software. Put us in opposite roles and were both dumbasses.
I can differ 17 different kinds of glue by taste!
This effect was described by Dunning and Kruger.