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Nescience? Nice new-to-me word I'd never heard...

My dilemma about clueless folks is whether they cannot learn or do not want to..

posted by Pat_B on March 13, 2016 at 5:40 AM | link to this | reply

Well I haven't a clue Taps. I guess though he would go where others fear to tread.

posted by C_C_T on March 13, 2016 at 1:03 AM | link to this | reply

Re: TAPS and Nautikos

Well, I have known some pretty clueless folk, and some knew, and thus felt threatened, thereby becoming a bit dangerous; and some (pardon the pun) had no clue of how clueless they were, plodding along in blissful ignorance and confidence, and indeed, ended up winnnnninng

posted by Sea_Gypsy on March 12, 2016 at 8:18 PM | link to this | reply

TAPS

A clueless man might or might not know he is clueless - it's an empirical question that would require further study. But if enough clueless people tell him he can win, he might feel both competent and confident he can, and he might in fact win...

posted by Nautikos on March 12, 2016 at 4:55 PM | link to this | reply