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Chu4eenoyesterday at 4:22 AM1 replyview on HN

> You essentially coupled "I used to do this thing, and now I'm really credentialed but I don't do this thing any more" with "the ones most capable of elucidating existing ideas can be the ones least motivated to do so."

I read that as a reference to Dunning-Kruger.


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zephenyesterday at 8:39 PM

The second statement could, standing by itself, certainly be a reference to Dunning-Kruger.

In which case, I'm not sure how you read the first statement other than "I'm at the high end of capability on the Dunning-Kruger curve."