The Dunning-Kruger Curve in Extreme Sports
In wingsuit BASE jumping, the most dangerous phase isn't the novice. It's the intermediate — the person who has survived enough jumps to feel dialed but not enough to know what they don't know. That's the Dunning-Kruger ascending line. You did the jump. You survived. You think you nailed it. But maybe the thermals just cooperated. And that distinction — nailed it vs. got away with it — is what separates the living from the dead.
