Have you ever heard of the #DunningKruger effect?
Generally, it is understood as
"a claim about general overconfidence of people with low intelligence" [wikipedia]
This actually isn't, what the original study said, but it is still what most people think, when they hear the term.
However, in my personal experience (anecdotal evidence) I find the most extreme levels of unfounded overconfidence about one's expertise concerning almost every aspect of life concentrated
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in representatives of certain professions:
* teachers
* economists
* programmers ("software engineers" as they call themselves)
* physicists
* mathematicians
* lawyers
* MDs
* politicians
What do you think?
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@mina omg, as a programmer I can confidently say that my confidence lowers by the year. if anything I'm less sure of things now than I was 5 years ago.
Also, there is a saying in spanish that I think expresses well what you mentioned above --> "La ignorancia es atrevida" <-- and I think it applies to all walks of life.
Perhaps it's more of an attitude thing than a profession thing.
Surely, it's mainly an attitude thing, but I personally have the impression that certain professions attract certain people and furthermore that those personality traits get reinforced by prolonged contact with people of similar mindsets.
PS: I thought, I knew most common Spanish proverbs, yet this one, I didn't.
Learnt something new!
¡Gracias!