I remember reading an interview with either Dunning or Kruger at one point. They were really disappointed that everyone had used their research to point fingers at others.

In actual fact, the authors had hoped the real value of their research would be in getting people to question themselves.

I.e. Instead of saying: "look at that dumb person, he doesn't know he's dumb."

The authors hoped people would say: "what if I'm not as smart as I think I am?"

I guess the "other people are dumb" meme is so much more comforting, though.