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Ask HN: Inverse of Imposter Syndrome?

1 pointsby katzgrauover 1 year ago
You&#x27;ve heard about imposter syndrome, but what do you call it when one does work that they believe is very high quality and perhaps even important, but it isn&#x27;t accepted by the mainstream or the influencers and powers that be in a given space?<p>Eg, one believe they deserve to be in &quot;the club&quot; and perhaps even an authority in the club, but the club doesn&#x27;t even seem to want to acknowledge their existence?<p>And of course, all interactions they have with the club seem to confirm an existing bias that they want nothing to do with them (which is probably false).<p>I&#x27;m all but certain it&#x27;s not called arrogant-prick-who-seeks-validation syndrome. Curious if this has a title or if anyone has had this experience before, perhaps in school, professionally, or even as an open source contributor.<p>PS: And of course, in no way whatsoever is this referring to something I&#x27;ve personally dealt with :)

3 comments

PaulHouleover 1 year ago
Like a crackpot, say<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Immanuel_Velikovsky" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Immanuel_Velikovsky</a><p>?
ubermanover 1 year ago
I think you are looking for the &quot;Dunning-Kruger Effect&quot;
8organicbitsover 1 year ago
Overconfidence. Misunderstood in their time. Temporarily embarrassed millionaire. It&#x27;s probably impossible to tell which without hindsight.