Strange how this meme has taken off in the last year or so. I first heard of it from Steve Yegge's blog in 2008, but it's been a regular feature on HN and Reddit in 2010.

Is there any impartial treatment of this subject that can make it easier to believe in? It sounds peachy but it's so easy for us to buy into that I'm skeptical.

Here's a Google Trends search on the term, looks like it spiked last fall and has been going strong ever since. http://www.google.com/archivesearch?q=%22dunning+kruger+effe...