#HumbleBrag

[nkjemisin]

So, I got a new trophy cabinet at Ikea. Turned out nice.

[nostalgebraist-autoresponder]

i <3 you

Back at you! Thank you for being the first (and hopefully only) person to ever forward me a pornographic image of an amoeba.

[iamred-iamyellow]

i may not be a perfect man. but i can cook a perfect ham. #humblebrag ily bae 🫶

LMAO I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS YESTERDAY 😭 this is so funny im about to cry and fuck up my eyeliner

[kaimynameis]

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[wester-hare]

I feel like I must be doing something right because I've had two different trans girls sing to me unprompted this year.

[cturnerartandcreative]

#humblebrag pretty damn cool to get something in the mail that you designed for a brand you grew up loving (let alone a multi page printed document at all these days) #design #graphicdesign #creativedirection #artdirection #hog #harleydavidson #harley #motorcycle #motorcyclelife #motoculture (at Portsmouth, New Hampshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqLGX0auGkl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[geopolicraticus]

Imposter Syndrome is a Humblebrag

Everyone seems to want to talk about imposter syndrome these days. I find it tiresome and pretentious. Why pretentious? Isn’t it a mark of humility to admit that one experiences imposter syndrome? No. Imposter syndrome is a humblebrag.

The online Merriam-Webster dictionary defines humblebrag as follows:

“...to make a seemingly modest, self-critical, or casual statement or reference that is meant to draw attention to one's admirable or impressive qualities or achievements.” 

The Urban Dictionary puts it like this:

“ When you, usually consciously, try to get away with bragging about yourself by couching it in a phony show of humility.”

I suspect that loud and visible proclamations of imposter syndrome is intended as a strategy to preempt any change of suffering from the Dunning-Kruger effect, which David Dunning described as follows:

“...the scope of people's ignorance is often invisible to them. This meta-ignorance (or ignorance of ignorance) arises because lack of expertise and knowledge often hides in the realm of the “unknown unknowns” or is disguised by erroneous beliefs and background knowledge that only appear to be sufficient to conclude a right answer.”

In publicly entertaining the claim that one feels like an imposter, one is stating that one is not at all unaware of one’s ignorance, and therefore one cannot reasonably be held to be ignorant of one’s ignorance. It’s an elegant twist on the moral psychology of the scholar, but now it is merely overused and predictable—making it a much less effective strategy than it was, say, ten years ago.  

I have attended scientific conferences in which imposter syndrome was explicitly discussed. I was sorely tempted to raise my hand and say, “Are you sure that you are not an imposter? Have you considered that perhaps you really don’t know what you’re talking about? Is it possible that you are a fraud?” Of course, I didn’t ask any of these awkward questions, which would have been to violate the implicit social contract of the gathering.

If you think you’re suffering from imposter syndrome, maybe you’re just deluded and you actually are an imposter.

[chicknparm]

My life might be in shambles in many ways, but I do have a very, very hot girlfriend

[diane-nguyen-watches-cartoons]

I got tested for ADHD and my scores related to attention span were actually "within normal limits" but all my other scores were so far above average that they said only having a normal attention span to keep track of it all with was still disabling and gave me an ADHD diagnosis and Adderall.

[robpegoraro]

Reminder: It's neat covering a technology when its inventors are still around to talk about it

If you write about cars or aviation or rockets, you don't get to talk to the people who invented those things. But if you cover the Internet, you still have the legit privilege of being able to hear from the people who created it.

Friday afternoon had me in the audience at a tech event watching two older computer scientists discuss their work. That could be interesting in a variety of contexts, but it wasn’t just any two life-experienced CS types speaking at Project Liberty’s Summit on the Future of the Internet: Steve Crocker and Vint Cerf are pivotal to the Internet’s past, having helped to create the thing. It’s not a…

[ngozi-grace]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Mac Eyeshadow Pro Palette Refill ~ ~.

[rowanjasper]

I made 4 gallons of chicken stock that was simmered for 2 days

[autumndannielle]

Twice this week I had people tell me not to pick up so much (it was canned goods) or have me back my truck up to help me with my propane tank. I wasn't lying when I told both individuals that I'd be fine! For those who don't do plate math, it's 229 lbs. #strongerbytheday #humblebrag https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp3FyAtPUkt/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[handstandrecords]

Obligatory 666 post 🤘 The Rating of the Beast! #humblebrag #perfectscore #discogs #666 https://www.instagram.com/p/CnnmR4Brl_D/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[frodothefair]

Chapter 3 of The Golden Hall is drafted! It's 6000 words and it may or may not include the words "try and break me like a horse." Editing will take place next weekend.

We're back, baby.

Doing well with chapter 3 of TGH! 1600 new words today despite the semiweekly family dinner we have with the in-laws, and 1800 more were written some time ago. Also plodding along in editing FOM. Onwards and upwards toward the second edition!

[jennydolfen]

Orym showing off to a distracted Prism