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Anyone who says their smart overestimates themselves. Anyone who says their dumb underestimates themselves. How does anyone even answer this question?
Pedants who choose to make big deals over minor issues are always out to prove something and are objectively not smart.
Edit up top: you lose points for the wrong they're. I didn't even notice it until now, so I also lose points.
Fair enough answer, but plenty of ways. That's the point of the question. To hear people's answers. Their creativity.
If you win the Nobel prize, you should reasonably be able to say you are really smart.
If you voted for Trump, you should reasonably be able to say that you are really dumb.
Additionally, lots of people know Dunning-Kruger about how dumb people overestimate themselves, but that has another part: smart people underestimate themselves.