Nice analysis! It's really hard indeed to measure competence (and competence in what exactly, anyways?).
I think the most interesting side of it is the cognitive bias we all experience, regardless of the way of measuring competence.
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Nice analysis! It's really hard indeed to measure competence (and competence in what exactly, anyways?).
I think the most interesting side of it is the cognitive bias we all experience, regardless of the way of measuring competence.