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I find it interesting that people are willing to invent data on the spot to qualify a bias.
Or they could know something about the intelligence literature. There are very few people in professional careers, lawyers, doctors, engineers etc. with measured IQ below 115. It’s close to impossible. The demands are just too high.
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First, just going out and doing things, namely concerts. Hundreds upon hundreds of concerts. I'm very good at going to concerts (obtaining tickets, optimal parking, getting everything ready) but I still do not enjoy myself. Various combinations of medications, prescribed and self-selected, have failed. It wasn't exhaustive exactly but I would say that it was a good survey of the field. Memorizing quite a lot of detai…
Regarding concerts, do you enjoy music?
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I get the exact same response when I try to debunk horoscopes to someone who believes that’s just classic Virgo behaviour haha. Controversial, but also true, is that I get the same response trying to debunk diversity hiring etc. because I happen to be a white, straight male. I am also practically blind in one eye and grew up poor, but I refuse to play the victimhood game or even agree to that frame to win an argument…
On the flip side of that, I typically don't add a disclaimer about my heritage or political leaning before going into similar discussions, and it is hilarious that people assume I am a cisgender white male in order to invalidate anything I say. I also find it completely appalling how the "allies" act like female, trans and people of color have no ability to think for themselves or have different goals and opinions. T…
The premise of this article is ridiculous. Your personality doesn’t cause you to be autistic. The personality traits are almost certainly caused by the “outcomes” the author is assessing, or both are caused by some other hidden variables. Personality tests are just reading the tea leaves of self-reported questionnaires.
Is there a way to ‘train’ for emotional stability?
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Not a contradiction! Bayesian inference is fully compatible with this definition.
I don't see how you could get a prior over this without some really dubious assumptions. Plus, it's not what GGP described.
I have a really hard time taking this kind of "analysis" seriously. It does not seems rigorous or scientific at all, and I don't understand how it can be visible here on HN, to be honest...
If you’re going to post a comment of skepticism, please try to support your argument with actual criticism. Currently, all I have is your opinion on the article, which is in contrast to the # of people who upvoted the post. I can easily say that I DO think the article is rigorous and scientific but then we’d disagree without any insight into what we disagree on.
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What methods have you tried to emulate extraversion? A friend of mine used improv and acting to help them "act" more extroverted, YMMV. Me, I'm still emulating too.
First, just going out and doing things, namely concerts. Hundreds upon hundreds of concerts. I'm very good at going to concerts (obtaining tickets, optimal parking, getting everything ready) but I still do not enjoy myself. Various combinations of medications, prescribed and self-selected, have failed. It wasn't exhaustive exactly but I would say that it was a good survey of the field. Memorizing quite a lot of detai…
I stopped reading when the mentioned Meyers Briggs over and over again. Might as well throw in horoscopes and skull measurements.
What's worse is how the article tries to look at financial success, happiness, popularity, reproductive success, etc. Those things are rather subjective, and depends on philosophy and politics.
It only looks at shades of good or bad. There is no nuance. Comparing people and putting them in categories is pointless.