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Infections Correlate with Entrepreneurship

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Re: Infections Correlate with Entrepreneurship

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Post by AnthonBerg »

sigmoid10 wrote: post #4

Another exemplary paper of why you need to beware of reversed causality. Since infection with T. Gondii is much more likely if you are less cautious with food and animals, it is very much possible that the causal link is actually reversed. It's also worth pointing out that current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans [1]. While it might sound cool…

Questions about causality are raised though, right? Page 4:

Mechanistically, the observed linkages between T. gondii infection and entrepreneurship among students, professionals, and nations have several potential interpretations. Given the correlational nature of the study, observed patterns may not be causal; for example, higher risk-takers could be more likely to be both entrepreneurial and exposed to T. gondii (e.g. by consuming raw/undercooked meat), thereby driving the correlation. Although causality cannot be inferred, the […]

Re: Infections Correlate with Entrepreneurship

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Post by oersted »

d--b wrote: post #7

Before everyone shouts that the correlation may be spurious, I would like to say that some drugs (e.g. Parkinson's disease drugs), can have significant psychological side-effects, like increasing impulsivity and reducing risk aversion for those who experience them. People leave their spouses, buy expensive cars, get tattoos, and yes, leave their jobs to pursue entrepreneurship. My point is that it's not far fetch to…

SBF did it intentionally (so he says).

> Sam Bankman-Fried Confirmed He Wears an Emsam Patch. [...] The Emsam patch contains something called Selegiline, which was originally used primarily to treat Parkinson's.

https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/sam-bankman-fried-ftx-e...

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Post by unsupp0rted »

sigmoid10 wrote: post #4

Another exemplary paper of why you need to beware of reversed causality. Since infection with T. Gondii is much more likely if you are less cautious with food and animals, it is very much possible that the causal link is actually reversed. It's also worth pointing out that current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans [1]. While it might sound cool…

> current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans

Asking non-jokingly, how do we explain “cat ladies”? Women who hoard cats and seem to be crazy.

They’re not typically “hamster ladies” or “dog men”.

Sure with billions of people you’ll find examples of anything.

But “cat ladies” seems to be an obvious symptom of something.

Re: Infections Correlate with Entrepreneurship

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Post by __alexs »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #15
sigmoid10 wrote: post #4

Another exemplary paper of why you need to beware of reversed causality. Since infection with T. Gondii is much more likely if you are less cautious with food and animals, it is very much possible that the causal link is actually reversed. It's also worth pointing out that current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans [1]. While it might sound cool…

> current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans Asking non-jokingly, how do we explain “cat ladies”? Women who hoard cats and seem to be crazy. They’re not typically “hamster ladies” or “dog men”. Sure with billions of people you’ll find examples of anything. But “cat ladies” seems to be an obvious symptom of something.

There are 100% dog men but rather than "more dogs" they tend to go for "more dog".

There are also definitely "rat people", but not Splinter IYKWIM.

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Post by iiio8 »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #15
sigmoid10 wrote: post #4

Another exemplary paper of why you need to beware of reversed causality. Since infection with T. Gondii is much more likely if you are less cautious with food and animals, it is very much possible that the causal link is actually reversed. It's also worth pointing out that current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans [1]. While it might sound cool…

> current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans Asking non-jokingly, how do we explain “cat ladies”? Women who hoard cats and seem to be crazy. They’re not typically “hamster ladies” or “dog men”. Sure with billions of people you’ll find examples of anything. But “cat ladies” seems to be an obvious symptom of something.

Niche media hype.

There are other such media hypes which you can explain like that without involving a neurologically active parasite. For example the belief that whites are being systematically replaced by blacks/hispanics/muslims/jews/... Or the belief that there is a single supreme being in the sky, watching everything we do, having killed his son for humanities sins. There are no rational reasons to believe any of this, still, many people do, with lots of media helping them reinforce those thoughts in quite effective bubbles.

Re: Infections Correlate with Entrepreneurship

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Post by detourdog »

unsupp0rted wrote: post #15
sigmoid10 wrote: post #4

Another exemplary paper of why you need to beware of reversed causality. Since infection with T. Gondii is much more likely if you are less cautious with food and animals, it is very much possible that the causal link is actually reversed. It's also worth pointing out that current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans [1]. While it might sound cool…

> current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans Asking non-jokingly, how do we explain “cat ladies”? Women who hoard cats and seem to be crazy. They’re not typically “hamster ladies” or “dog men”. Sure with billions of people you’ll find examples of anything. But “cat ladies” seems to be an obvious symptom of something.

It might be that the cats find the crazy lady.

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Post by rlue »

iiio8 wrote: post #17
unsupp0rted wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> current research has cast major doubt on the old idea that toxoplasmosis causes any psychological effects in humans Asking non-jokingly, how do we explain “cat ladies”? Women who hoard cats and seem to be crazy. They’re not typically “hamster ladies” or “dog men”. Sure with billions of people you’ll find examples of anything. But “cat ladies” seems to be an obvious symptom of something.

Niche media hype. There are other such media hypes which you can explain like that without involving a neurologically active parasite. For example the belief that whites are being systematically replaced by blacks/hispanics/muslims/jews/... Or the belief that there is a single supreme being in the sky, watching everything we do, having killed his son for humanities sins. There are no rational reasons to believe any o…

So-called niche media hype is the reason gp thinks cat women are the product of toxoplasmosis. A general explanation for cat women themselves (along with all your other examples) is culture.

Re: Infections Correlate with Entrepreneurship

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Post by nirvael »

wsc981 wrote: post #8
palata wrote: post #6

Is it trying to prove that a paper doesn't need to be any good to get published, or did I miss something? Genuinely interested: I skimmed through it and it seems like a hoax to me.

> Is it trying to prove that a paper doesn't need to be any good to get published, or did I miss something? That was already proven a couple of years ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grievance_studies_affair

This should be its own submission, I hadn't heard of it and its interesting.
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