Malaysian Social Media: Where Dunning-Kruger Comes to Live “The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence.” — Charles Bukowski There is a scientific concept called the Dunning-Kruger Effect. It basically says that people who know very little about something often believe they know a lot, while people who actually know a lot are usually more careful, more humble, and less loud. Now, if the scientists who discovered this effect had spent just one week reading Malaysian social media comment sections, they could have completed their research much faster. Because Malaysian social media is not just a place for sharing photos, memes, and food pictures anymore. It has become the National Stadium of Confident Ignorance , where everyone is an expert, nobody is wrong, and facts are treated like optional DLC content you don’t really need to install. Open any post about economics, politics, health, educati...