本文挑战了传统上将邓宁-克鲁格效应归因于低智商或自我认知不足的观点。作者提出，面对不适的真相时，人类倾向于自我欺骗，这是一种源于过度膨胀的自我意识和对社会标准的恐惧，而非智力障碍。文章认为，拒绝承认现实，尤其是在外貌标准方面，并非因无法接受自身不足，而是源于对社会评价的恐惧。因此，作者建议将接受现实的能力纳入智力的构成部分，强调这是一种不回避真相的态度，而非盲目认同。

💡 传统观点认为邓宁-克鲁格效应源于低智商或自我认知不足，但本文提出一种新的解释：人类在面对不适的真相时，会倾向于自我欺骗以维持内心的平静，这是一种“ denial”（否认）机制。

🧠 这种“否认”并非源于整合知识的能力不足，而是由过度的自我膨胀和对社会标准的恐惧所驱动。害怕无法达到他人的期望，害怕被嘲笑，害怕接受自己不完美的一面，这些都是导致否认的重要因素。

⚖️ 文章进一步将接受现实的能力视为智力的一部分。如果一个人无法接受真相，那么他的生活分析就是基于舒适的谎言。当一个人选择否认作为分析的基础时，真相就已经不复存在。

🌟 针对社会关于“美”的标准，作者指出，不符合这些标准并不等同于承认自己“丑”。关键在于接受自己不符合社会定义的“最佳”状态，这并不否定健康和养生的重要性，但揭示了我们自身感知认知的脆弱性，以及这些认知是源于自我还是社会。

🚀 如果邓宁-克鲁格效应确为低智商所致，那么接受严峻现实的能力也应被视为智力的一部分。这并不意味着要赞同或接受这些现实，而是强调在面对令人不适的真相时，不应选择回避。

Published on August 7, 2025 12:36 AM GMT

For those who don't know, the Dunning-Kruger effect is based on studies that found that on average, people who fail to meet societal norms (like beauty and intelligence standards) usually overestimate themselves. I would like to challenge that idea, or at least reform it.

Many people relate the Dunning-Kruger effect to low self awareness or low intellect. I have another proposition. The human species has an uncanny ability to lie to themselves when faced with uncomfortable truths. Denial is one of the most dangerous weapons that we turn on ourselves in order to keep internal peace.

 This doesn't come from an inability to integrate knowledge. It comes from over-inflated ego and fear. Fear of not living up to the standards of others. Fear of ridicule. Fear of accepting something negative within ourselves.

So if we are to believe that the Dunning-Kruger effect is a result of low intelligence, then the ability to accept truth is an integral part of intelligence. If you cannot accept truth, you are analyzing life through a lense of comfortable lies. If your base for analysis is denial, where is the truth at all?

The issue with denial of beauty standards isn't about accepting that you are ugly. It's about accepting that you do not fit into what society tells you is the best. This does not negate health and wellness factors. But it does show the fragility of our own perception. Is it your own or is it the one society gave to you?

In conclusion, if the Dunning-Kruger effect is truly a result of low intellect, we must include the ability to accept harsh realities as a part of intelligence. This does not mean endorsing them. It means not looking away from the truth when it gets uncomfortable.

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