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Odd as it may seem, I think Kim is a highly intelligent woman who could have if she had been so inclined become a solid scientist. Crazy? Not if you think of h
by not_that_noob 11y ago
Odd as it may seem, I think Kim is a highly intelligent woman who could have if she had been so inclined become a solid scientist.
Crazy? Not if you think of her as using applied psychology to acquire and retain attention in a world where attention is the scarce resource. She has a finely tuned sense of how to stay in the news and fascinate the world.
That takes intelligence and social savvy. I'm sure she could have directed it to more scientific endeavors if she wanted.
- gooseus 11y agoI think you may be mistaking the individual for the brand. I'd be willing to bet that the applied psychology and ability to retain attention across the world is more the work of her PR team than any individual intellectual skills she may (or may not) possess. Also, at the risk of sounding sexist, I'd be willing to bet that if Kim Kardashian wasn't a sex symbol (we remember how she initially got that attention, correct?) I imagine she'd get significantly less attention. That being said, I do agree she could have used her star power to improve science... yet I'd be curious how many followers she'd have now if she'd spent the last 5-10 years sending smart science tweets instead of sexy selfies.
- dluan 11y agohttps://twitter.com/KimKierkegaard https://twitter.com/KimKierkegaard
- gnaritas 11y ago> That takes intelligence and social savvy. Nah, it just takes money, a publicist, and the desire to be famous coupled with natural looks. She isn't using any applied psychology, she's simply being herself and people love to watch a train-wreck.
- theseatoms 11y agoKim's certainly a highly effective businesswoman. (As is her husband.) I've only seen their show in passing, but I believe her mother Kris is largely credited with masterminding the family's rise to stardom.
- vijayr 11y agoSame can be said about Trump, McGregor etc? Do we really want these kind of people to "stay in the news and fascinate the world"?
- protomyth 11y agoI'm pretty sure the news networks are ecstatic that Trump is in the news. Their incentive is not really aligned with delivering scientific information.