Ask HN: Are people only smart until they talk about things you know more about?
Hey, all.
Have you ever noticed people who you regarded as smart/intelligent, show themselves not to be that smart when they talk about something you know a lot about?
Say, you come to Hackernews/Reddit and usually see people on these sites as knowledgeable people. But when they talk about a topic you know very well, you realize they aren't that smart.
And, if this happens to the topics you know a lot about, what about the other topics you don't know much about? Are they wrong about those too?
So my question is: is there a name for this "effect", that you "lose trust" on someone you regarded as knowledgeable when they talked about something you know well?
Have you ever noticed people who you regarded as smart/intelligent, show themselves not to be that smart when they talk about something you know a lot about?
Say, you come to Hackernews/Reddit and usually see people on these sites as knowledgeable people. But when they talk about a topic you know very well, you realize they aren't that smart.
And, if this happens to the topics you know a lot about, what about the other topics you don't know much about? Are they wrong about those too?
So my question is: is there a name for this "effect", that you "lose trust" on someone you regarded as knowledgeable when they talked about something you know well?