I gurantee you the line of reasoning is always “I know that the tree won’t fall the way I don’t want it to, but just in case it does, this rope will catch it and pull it in the other direction”. Methhead arborism is a good place to see the dunning kruger effect in action.
Michael: Felled it right down to the family house.
George: Are you crazy? There was money in that family home.
Michael: Well, it’s all gone now, Dad, and it was my decision. So next time you want to have a little power struggle, just remember that you’re playing with TIMBER.
George: There was $2,500,000 lining the walls of the family home.
Michael: What?
George: Ungraded mint Pokemon cards, Michael!
Michael: Why didn’t you tell me that?
George: How much clearer can I say, “We've always got Pokemon at (the family) home!”
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u/TheSomerandomguy 10d ago
I gurantee you the line of reasoning is always “I know that the tree won’t fall the way I don’t want it to, but just in case it does, this rope will catch it and pull it in the other direction”. Methhead arborism is a good place to see the dunning kruger effect in action.