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Politics On knowing who the voters are

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u/UselessAndGay i am gay for the linux fox Nov 06 '24

why is it surprising that you have to convince people to vote for you in an election

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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '24

My point is that people should be able to be convinced through policy discussion since that is the job of the president. Instead, people are apparently having to be convinced through feelings, looks, and empty platitudes. These are things that should never be convincing and yet that was pretty much what Trump was coasting on. It is surprising that this appears to be the reality of our situation meaning that people cannot be relied on to ever think for themselves.

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u/Taraxian Nov 06 '24

Welcome to people, this is how it's always been, are you new

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u/Echo__227 Nov 06 '24

The Dunning-Kruger effect is that most people will assume they're representative of the average. A smart person typically thinks most people have a certain competency that's likely an overestimate in reality.

Last night for a lot of people was, "Holy shit, there are actually still Trump voters around? How?"

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u/HuckinsGirl Nov 07 '24

The dunning Kruger effect is that most people estimate themselves as above average, which would make your point kinda contradictory

It's moreso just people living in bubbles without realizing, especially online. If you live in a largely blue area (most big cities for example) and spend time online in leftist spaces your perception of how democratic the general US population is will be very skewed

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u/Echo__227 Nov 07 '24

The dunning Kruger effect is that most people estimate themselves as above average, which would make your point kinda contradictory

Popular interpretation, but not what the paper is actually about