Noah Haber wrote a blog post titled Flatten the Curve of Armchair Epidemiology.

« Dunning-Kruger Effect (DKE) is a phenomenon where people lack the ability to understand their lack of ability. While strains of DKE typically circulate seasonally, a new and more virulent strain called DKE-19 is now reaching pandemic proportions. »

This must be true, because he included a stunning graph that includes the statistical notation r2.

For more on this topic, check of The Death of Expertise and On Bullshit.

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