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Delusional League players. the (90%)-

MizzKlik·5/5/2018, 10:27:42 AM·6 votes·3,629 views

How is it that every person that plays this game is so delusional? Seriously, people will argue with you till they die over things the stats directly contradict and they just think they are so right about everything. I have never experienced a community where the dunning Kruger effect actually exists on almost every single person that participates in it. No one will take advice even if presented kindly, hell no one will even answer a question when you ask them why they are doing something without them going off and foaming at the mouth for an entire game.

The worse the player is the better they think they are. Dunning Kruger effect in a nutshell.

I don think this applys to everyone obviously but i would say 90% is a pretty accurate estimate.

So does anyone have any ideas why 90% of league of legends players have delusions of grandeur and simply cannot admit to themselves that its possible to learn something and get better?

some psychology professors need to seriously use this community for some experiments.

Much could be learned about mild mental retardation's and disorders.

24 Comments

MachstDuBierHase5/5/2018, 10:47:01 AM4 votes

League in a nutshell I recommend you do a new account and just watch the chat XD

Subject 55/5/2018, 5:23:50 PM3 votes

In college you're taught a lot of things about stats,

  1. Stats aren't absolutely true
  2. Be worry of statistics
  3. Be cautious about Simpsons Paradox
  4. Be aware that statistics might point you in the wrong direction

The best example of statistic abuse is the fact that 'black people deal more crime than all of the others races' because of the statistical value that blatantly points this out to be a hard and true fact. In reality though, you need to take into consideration a lot more than just the statistical value. This means that you'd have to look into sociology of what it is and the meaning of being 'black' and look into the cultural anthropology of the people within the region and compare them to world wide studies and facts. (You will also need to take into consideration the cultural values and ideas that are valued by the people performing that study. Who are they, where are they from and how did they do it.)

This same argument can be applied for transgender people and those that are otherwise a branch down from being transgender. Statistics suggest that being transgender means that you're mentally ill and unstable, therefore, you can't join the military. Meanwhile about 20 years ago transgenders folk are being killed off for the hoot of the 'fun' being raped, stoned to death and rejected in sociability. Data suggests that those who are neglected and have an increase in ACE scores (Adverse Childhood Experiences) have higher suicides rates than anybody, and this ties in very well to the transgender community. Maybe if people treated them like human beings they'd have something to live for. Maybe if they had rights like other people did they wouldn't have to feel so down. Or maybe if the President didn't hate their hates they wouldn't feel so angry.

So then, statistics, they aren't always true.

Hellmaximus15/5/2018, 1:47:03 PM2 votes

It just depends on what queue you're playing in, ranked is naturally more competitive and temper tend to flair from that, aram on the other hand is just a joke fest.

However I think before you go accusing 90% of the community of being delusional, I would first ask you to reflect on your on behavior. From what I've seen you're the delusional one.

WawerRewold5/5/2018, 1:47:11 PM2 votes

I feel that the reason for this is that all players wanna be challenger and pros and next faker, that makes a lot of pressure, when things are not going your way when you are trying to achieve that. People normally tend to blame others so thats where toxic behavioue and flaming were born. Pretty much everyone here experienced being flamed and verbaly abused and thats the reason why most players created unconcious mechanism of automatic defense in their mind. This cause that when you are actually trying to help someone he wont listen cause he will automaticly presume that you are going to verbaly attack him, thats why very few players listen.

And of course lot of people believes they are semi god players but their teams are holding them down (thats where "elo hell" was born), cause its the easiest way to aproach this struggle without hurting their ego, cause dealing with the fact that you are not that good as you though is very very painful.

AraMoOse5/5/2018, 5:11:42 PM1 votes

Rule 1 of life. If the problem is everyone except for you, then the problem is you.

NoJustice5/5/2018, 6:50:06 PM1 votes

You mean my karma that went top and fed her ass off and blamed me for not winning her lane?