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Wander@yiffit.net to Technology@lemmy.world – 2614 points –

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How the fuck did Harvard students act so stupid and give out their info like that? I thought they were like the smartest people in the US. šŸ¤”

Most Harvard students are still just 18-22 year old "kids". Think of how dumb/naive you were at that age.

Try telling that to a 18-22 yr old. You think you know everything at that age. Then you get older and realize no one knows any fucking thing

To be fair, when you're at that age and come into contact with dozens of "adults" that never mentally grew past 12, you're bound to think you're "very smart".

Yea except I know I know everything so I'm built different

Thereā€™s a reason second-year students are called sophomores. Itā€™s a compound with the same roots as ā€œsophisticatedā€ and ā€œmoronā€. It literally means ā€œlearned idiotā€. Itā€™s referring to the students who have a year of schooling under their belt, and think that they understand everything about the world. Itā€™s basically referring to the Dunning-Krueger Effect, where people who know very little about something are the most likely to overestimate their knowledge on the topic.

As a 21 year old I would be offended but then I remember I just admitted my exact age on the internet

smartest people in the US

The problem is that that is a very low bar to overcome

Nah, it's just the kids of the wealthiest people and a handful of diversity admissions.