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People who need to believe in some Randian meritocracy require cheap and easy metrics to convince themselves and sort people. If you can’t feel confident in you
by IntronExon 9y ago
People who need to believe in some Randian meritocracy require cheap and easy metrics to convince themselves and sort people. If you can’t feel confident in your ability to discriminate, then you might have to question the foundations of your ideology, which is painful for many.
- s_m_t 9y agoHow could there possibly not be a thing like general intelligence?
- IntronExon 9y agoPlease don’t put words in my mouth. I’m skeptical of our ability to accurately define intelligence, never mind accurately measure it (especially with a one-size-fits-all test), but I don’t doubt its existence. Although some people do make me wonder...
- Houshalter 9y agoI just love the armchair experts who come out of the woodwork whenever this topic comes up. I'm sure you can accurately psychoanalyze the hidden motives. Of a subject you haven't even read the wikipedia page on.